Denver Model of Early Care for Young Children with Autism (2nd Ed.)

Description
 This advanced manual introduces the Early Care Denver Model (ESDM), the first comprehensive and empirically tested intervention model designed specifically for young children with autism. Supported by the principles of developmental psychology and applied behavioral analysis, the intensive didactic interventions of ESDM are applied within play-based routines aimed at fostering interpersonal relationships.
 This manual provides structured, practical strategies for working with very young children in individual and group settings to foster development in key areas such as imitation, communication, social motivation, and social, cognitive and motor skills, adaptive behavior, and play. .
 Dr. Sally J. Rogers is Professor of Psychiatry at the MIND Institute at the University of California (Davis). Dr. Geraldine Dawson is Scientific Director of Autism Speaks, Professor of Research in Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University.
 “This book marks a significant milestone in the development of appropriate interventions for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The integration of teaching objectives and strategies from developmental, behavioral, and context-oriented models is unique. ”Dr. Catherine Lord, ABPP Director of the Center for Autism and Communication Disorders at the University of Michigan.
 Incredibly complete. The great strength of this manual is its mixture of scientific and practical knowledge, aimed at achieving important results in the development of children. It presents a process and assessment tool - the ESDM Curriculum Checklist - that pinpoints important developmental goals, as well as detailed information about practices and method tracking fidelity. ' Dr. Samuel L. Odom Director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill).
 “This book is an extremely valuable intervention tool for young children with ASD and their families. The ESDM expresses a masterful methodological rigor in the application of the model and a great sensitivity towards the development and needs of young children with ASD and their families, as well as the importance of the inescapable commitment of professionals with the two previous aspects . Essential!" Pedro Jiménez Navarro Advisor to Autism and Intellectual Disability organizations. Early Care and Autism Specialist