Tales from the Table

Margaret Anderson lives on the East coast of England with her daughter. She is a learning disability nurse by professional background and has studied philosophy and education; her PhD is in Health and Social Welfare. She has previously worked with a UK Lovaas provider for five years, has lectured in Higher Education and currently works independently with pre-school and school age children and young people on the autistic spectrum.

• 1. Introduction. 2. Contextualising Autism and Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention. 3. Sam's Tale - I Can Try. 4. Jack's Tale - Wavy Blue Cheese. 5. David's Tale - I'm Not David, I'm Woody. 6. Oli's Tale - Tip That Spoon. 7. John's Tale. 8. Moving Along - Autism and Rights. Subject Index. Author Index.

This book is a practitioner's account of how the Lovaas programme has worked for five young boys on the autistic spectrum.The Lovaas programme is an early intensive behavioural intervention with the purpose of enabling children to function optimally within their environment. It breaks down early skills into steps which are easily manageable by the child.