Summary
The book addresses topics in Parent Counseling aimed at providing psychological support as well as educating them about the developmental areas of toddlers and children, so they can cultivate skills during early childhood. Such approaches to Counseling contribute to the inclusion of children in the educational environment, their adaptation to the educational process, maximizing their potential, and activating their internal resources.

At the same time, it guides parents to have realistic expectations, information, and demystification of situations, as well as crisis management skills. Parents need to be functional and able to support their children. Autism is not a static condition; although the possibility of a cure has been questioned, toddlers can cultivate skills, establish functional routines, and achieve independent living and quality of life as they reach adulthood.

The chapters explore assessment topics, proposals for designing developmental psycho-educational interventions during early childhood with parental mediation, ways to educate parents to cultivate skills in their children, the role of play in the social mediation of parents and the cultivation of skills in their children, programs established for skill cultivation during early intervention for individuals with autism, and supporting toddlers with autism during their transition from kindergarten to primary school.

The book is designed to be valuable for professional educators, psychologists, speech therapists, medical doctors, and parents.

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Contents:
Early detection tools for autism || Programs for skill cultivation during early intervention for individuals with autism || Parent education and counseling || Proposals for designing developmental psycho-educational interventions during early childhood with parental mediation || Play, technological tools, and resources for enhancing skills in preschool children with autism || Transitioning students with autism from kindergarten to primary school || List of tables || List of images || Abbreviations || Glossary of Terms.

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Notes: The texts are written by: Elpis Papaevstathiou, Christina Syriopoulou-Delli, Maria Zygopoulou.