The Womans Guide to Hysterectomy or World of the Autistic Child

The Woman's Guide to Hysterectomy: Expectations and Options

Author: Adelaide Haas

Hysterectomy is performed more than any other surgical procedure for women, with the exception of the cesarean section. Authors Adelaide Haas and Susan L. Puretz, both professors in the field of health, have experienced hysterectomy firsthand. Dismayed by the limited information available to them, they collaborated on this comprehensive book about a critically important subject for women. The Woman's Guide to Hysterectomy addresses common fears, expectations, and questions regarding such issues as what to ask your doctor, second opinions, preparations for surgery, sex and sexuality after surgery, and life after hysterectomy. Encouraging all women to become more actively involved in their own healthcare, this book is a practical catalog of the latest medical information and provides much-needed reassurance for women faced with this life-altering decision.

Author Biography: Adelaide Haas, Ph.D., is a professor of communication and women's studies at SUNY New Paltz. Dr. Haas lives with her husband, Kurt, in New Paltz, New York. Together they are the authors of the college text Understanding Sexuality. Susan L. Puretz, Ed.D., former chairperson of the SUNY New Paltz Department of Health and Physical Education, has taught courses and published numerous articles on health education and human sexuality. Dr. Puretz lives in Saugerties, New York.

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World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Author: Bryna Siegel

For thousands of loving and concerned parents of autistic children, the suspicion that something may be wrong comes long before the clinical diagnosis of autism, PDD (pervasive developmental disorder), or Asperger's syndrome. When rounds of testing and consultations confirm parents' worst fears, their emotional turmoil is matched by an overriding practical concern: What do we do next?
The World of the Autistic Child is by far the most complete and comprehensive book ever written for the parents of autistic children, and for the teachers, child specialists, and other professionals that care for them. Written by Dr. Bryna Siegel, a developmental psychologist and director of a large university clinic for autistic children, it provides help and hope not only for the children, but for their families--the parents, grandparents, siblings, and other caregivers who must come to grips with their own grief and confusion following a diagnosis of autism or other related disorder. Dr. Siegel believes that parents' best defense is to acquire, as early as possible, the knowledge and the parenting skills they will need to work with professionals to help their child fulfill his or her potential. This book, therefore, is about understanding the diagnosis of autism, the available treatments, and how to decide what is best for a particular child with autism or PDD.
Straightforward and sympathetic, Dr. Siegel guides readers through the thicket of symptoms and labels, explaining the crucial importance of intensive early education, and how to find the resources and help that are available. Behavior modification, the development of daily living skills, guidelines for selecting and designingschooling, mainstreaming, the role for traditional academics in educating higher functioning children and young people, building effective parent-teacher relationships, psychoactive medications, and dealing with the possibility of residential placement are all covered. Dr. Siegel teaches parents and professionals to use their own common sense and personal observations in evaluating the many highly publicized but unorthodox and often untested treatments for autism, including the much-touted facilitated communication (F/C), holding therapy, auditory training, "Options" therapy, allergy treatments, and special diets.
Pulling together a wealth of long-needed information on the latest educational and medical advances, The World of the Autistic Child is a superb guide and resource that no one who cares about autistic or developmentally disabled young people will want to be without.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	3
1	Defining Autism, PDD, and Other Autistic Spectrum Disorders	9
2	Social Development in Autism and PDD	25
3	Communication Skills in Autism and PDD	43
4	Autism, PDD, and the Child's Activities and Interests	60
5	Getting a Diagnosis	82
6	After the Diagnosis: Coping with a Sense of Loss	121
7	Family Issues	136
8	Finding Resources	167
9	The Importance of Very Early Intervention	196
10	Selecting a Classroom: Assessing Teachers, Aides, and Student Composition	209
11	Behavior Management and Teaching Methods for Children with Autism and PDD	231
12	Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Autism and PDD	253
13	Forks in the Road: The Elementary School Years and Beyond	274
14	Psychoactive Medications	301
15	Non-Mainstream Treatments for Autism	321
	Afterword	333
	Index	335