An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn

About Fred R. VolkmarGeraldine DawsonLaurie A. VismaraPeter SzatmariSally J. Rogers

Sally J. Rogers PhD is Professor of Psychiatry at the MIND Institute at the University of California Davis. She is a pioneering autism researcher known for her work on early intervention for preschoolers imitation deficits family interventions and autism in infancy. With Geraldine Dawson and colleagues Dr. Rogers developed the Early Start Denver Model the treatment approach that is the basis for this book.Geraldine Dawson PhD is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development at Duke University. She served as Founding Director of the University of Washington Autism Center. An internationally recognized autism expert with a focus on early detection intervention and brain plasticity in autism Dr. Dawson is a passionate advocate for families. She is coauthor of An Early Start for Your Child with Autism and A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism. Laurie A. Vismara PhD BCBA-D LBA has spent her research career working closely with families with autism and contributing to the science and program development of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM). She is coauthor of An Early Start for Your Child with Autism (for parents) and Coaching Parents of Young Children with Autism (for professionals). Dr. Vismara uses telehealth platforms and travels throughout the United States and internationally to help families publicly funded programs and universities develop ESDM in their communities.