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Best Practice Guideline |
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Autistic Spectrum
Disorders:
California Department
of Developmental Services; Stockton, CA (Co-Director) Renee Wachtel, MD, Child Development Center, Children’s Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA (Co-Director) Catherine A. Hayer, MS, MA, Child Development Center, Children’s Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA (Co-Collaborator)
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This course meets the qualifications for 9 hours of continuing education
consisting of reading and taking a post-test on
Autistic Spectrum Disorders:
Best Practice Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis and Assessment
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Learning Objectives In this 9 unit course clinicians will:
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Acknowledgements
Section I Introduction
Core Concepts that Guide Screening, Diagnosis and Assessment
Section II Birth Through Age Five
Chapter 1 Screening for Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 2 Diagnostic Evaluation
Chapter 3 Assessment for Intervention Planning
Chapter 4 Formulation, Presentation and Documentation of Findings
Section III Age Six and Older
Chapter 5 Issues and Concepts in Referral, Diagnostic
Evaluation and Assessment
Chapter 6 Referral
Chapter 7 Components of a Diagnostic Evaluation/Assessment Process
Chapter 8 Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 9 Elements of Diagnostic Formulation, Presentation
and Documentation
References
Appendix A
“Autistic Spectrum Disorder” and “Pervasive Developmental Disorder“
Appendix B
“Red Flag” Indicators for Developmental Changes
Appendix CModified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)
Appendix D
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT), Spanish
Appendix E
Pervasive Developmental Disorder Screening Test-II
Appendix F
Instruments for Diagnostic Evaluation and Assessment for
Intervention Planning—Birth through Age 5
Appendix GInstruments for Diagnostic Evaluation and Assessment—Age 6 and Older
Appendix H
Asperger’s Disorder
Appendix I
Medical Centers in California with Specialization in Autistic
Spectrum Disorders
Appendix J
California Regional Centers
Appendix K
Panel of the Northern California Autism Collaborative
Appendix L
Association of Regional Center Agencies Eligibility Committee
Appendix M
Director’s Advisory Committee on Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Appendix N
List of Best Practice Recommendations
Cost of the 9 unit course is $110
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