Full Description
Offering a balanced overview of complementary and alternative therapies, this book will be useful for parents of children with autism, ADD or other learning disabilities.
The book covers a wide variety of mind-body interventions and manipulative techniques, as well as energy therapies, biologically based methods, and alternative medical systems. For each approach, the author provides a detailed description of what the treatment involves, which professionals will be working with the child, and an explanation of the rationale behind the therapy. She also offers advice on who to approach for treatment, and includes a list of recommended resources and useful contacts for further information.
This book will be a valuable source of information for parents and professionals working with children who have disabilities that impact their learning or behavior.
Contents
Part 1: Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. Thinking Out of the Box: An Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches. Part 2: Selected Interventions. 3. Alternative Medical Systems. 4. Mind-Body Interventions. 5. Biologically-based Interventions. 6. Manipulative and Body-based Methods. 7. Energy Therapies. Part 3: Resources for Children with Autism, Attentions Deficit Disorders, and other Learning Disabilities. 8. Recommended Reading about Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 9. Agencies, Organizations and Websites. Subject Index. Author Index.
