Autism Assessment and Intervention for Speech-Language Pathologists

Autism Assessment and Intervention for SLP’s

A Laminated Reference Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists
Author: Stephen Camarata
Price: $10.95

Description:

This six-page laminated reference guide provides speech-language pathologists with important information about ASD differential diagnosis, as well as the unique assessment and treatment needs of ASD children. The guide provides examples of tests for different assessment categories, key principles for intervening with ASD children, and unique aspects of speech-language therapy for ASD children.

The topics included in the guide are:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder Characteristics
• DSM-5-TR ASD Diagnostic Criteria
• Differential Diagnosis: Key Clinical Markers and Caveats
• Why Differential Diagnosis Matters
• Testing Children with Autism
• FBA and Why It’s Important with ASD Children
• Recommended Assessments for SLP’s
• Interventions for Children with ASD: Key Principles
• Unique Aspects of Speech-Language Therapy for ASD Children
• A Case Study
• References

About the Author

Stephen Camarata, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences and a Professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He also is a Special Education faculty member at Vanderbilt-Peabody College. Dr. Camarata is a nationally and internationally recognized expert on speech and language development and disorders and has published more than 100 articles and chapters on how to identify and treat speech and language disorders in people with disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, pediatric hearing loss, and cerebral palsy, as well as developmental speech (phonological) disorders. Professor Camarata holds clinical certification by ASHA (CCC-SLP). For more than 35 years, his research has been supported by NIH, IES, US Department of Education, and/or private foundations. As a clinician-scientist, he also serves examinees with disabilities at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center. He has taught graduate courses in speech development and phonetics and is a highly skilled phonetician who has experience transcribing typical and atypical speech in children and adults.