Empowering Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Part I. Parents, Effective Practice, and Critical Decision-Making: What do we know

1. Effective Practice and Decision-Making for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

2. Defining the Problem
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

3. Evidence-Based Practice and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

4. The Cycle of Learning: A Framework for Decision-Making
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

Part II. Empowering Parents to Guide their Child’s Learning

5. Empowering Parents to Create Education Plans for Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

6. Empowering Parents to Create a Vision for Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

7. Developing Education Plans Within Curriculum Frameworks: Creating Profiles and Goals
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

8. Facilitating Self-Determination Through Education Planning
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

9. Developing Effective Transition Plans
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

Part III. Empowering Parents to Advocate for Change

10. Systems Advocacy: Facilitating Change at the Systems Level
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

11. Parent Advocacy with Schools: A Success Story
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

12. Creating a Community of Practice
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

13. Empowering Parents to Become Informed Advocates and Decision-Makers
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

14. Understanding Law and Policy to Gain the Best Educational Opportunities for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

15. Finding the Common Thread: Bringing It all Together
Amanda Webster, Joy Cumming, Susannah Rowland

Keywords: Education, Early Childhood Education, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Child and School Psychology