Synopses & Reviews
This text describes teaching strategies and instructional adaptations which promote communication and socialization in children with autism. It offers specific strategies that capitalize on the individual strengths and learning styles of the autistic child.
Synopsis
A timely, comprehensive text about autism for the professional speech therapist.
About the Author
Kathleen Ann Quill, Ed.D, is the author of numerous articles on autism and language development.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Thinking in Autism: Differences in Learning and Development. The Learning Style of Persons with Autism: An Autobiography. Teaching Children with Autism: What Parents Want. Enhancing Communication in Nonverbal Children with Autism. Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children Who Use Echolalia. Methods to Enhance Communication in Verbal Children. Strategies to Promote Social-Communicative Interactions. Enhancing Children's Play. Teaching Children with Autism to "Read" Social Situations. Solving Social and Behavior Problems Through the Use of Environmental Supports. Cognitive Picture Rehearsal: A System to Teach Self-Control.