Understanding Controversial Therapies for Children with Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Other Learning Disabilities

A Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Lisa A. Kurtz

Part of the JKP Essentials series

Paperback: £12.99 / $19.95

2008, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 208pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-864-1, BIC 2: YXK MX

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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.

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• Lisa A. Kurtz

Subject areas

• Reference
• Arts Therapies
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• ADD,
• ADHD,
• arts therapies,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• child development,
• children,
• inclusive classroom,
• occupational therapy,
• parenting,
• reference,
• special education

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