Norman Giddan, Jane J Giddan

Autistic Adults at Bittersweet Farms

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Autistic Adults at Bittersweet Farms is a touching view of an inspirational residential care program for autistic adolescents and adults. This compelling book focuses on adult autism treated through the concepts used at Bittersweet Farms, an 80-acre farm in northwest Ohio. An outstanding book for the families of autistic individuals, human service

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781560240570
• ISBN-10: 1560240571
• Artikelnr.: 21056756

Autorenporträt

Norman Giddan, Jane J. Giddan

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
* Introduction Section I: Treatment Environments: Residential and
Community-Based
* Historical Rationale of the Therapeutic Community
* Farmstead Residential Community: Bittersweet Farms
* A Potpourri of Information From Staff
* Treatment Settings in the United Kingdom for Autistic Adults
* Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children
* Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication
Handicapped Children
* Section II: Individual Treatment and Training
* Consulting Behavioral Management Team
* Communication Issues
* Farm Life and Physical Activitiy
* Music and the Handbell Choir
* Behavioral and Research Influences on Educational and Clinical
Programs
* Section III: Practical Issues and Viewpoints
* State Funding Regulations
* Funding and Politics
* Perspectives on Bittersweet Farms
* Adaptation and Change in a Residential Farmstead Community
* Index