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Key Learning Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders : a Blueprint for Life

Author
Whitman, Thomas L.
Published
London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (338 pages)
Additional Creators
DeWitt, Nicole
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Contents
Selection of appropriate interventions -- Interventions -- Core learning skills -- Emotion-related problems -- Sensory problems -- Sensorimotor deficiencies -- Language and communication problems -- Cognitive deficiencies -- Social interaction problems -- Self-regulation deficiencies -- Behavioral problems, developmental challenges and medical issues.
Summary
Finding a way of simultaneously addressing the sensory, motor, emotional, communicative, cognitive and social needs of children on the autism spectrum can be a real challenge, and choosing from the vast array of options available is a daunting task. This book provides a blueprint for an educational intervention program that is evidence-based, comprehensive in scope and integrative in its approach. Grouping techniques into five categories for discussion, the book examines autism spectrum disorders within a developmental context, and shows that interventions with autistic individuals are not o.
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ISBN
9780857004673
0857004670
9781849058643 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1849058644 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1283238373
9781283238373
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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