Ayelet Kantor, Lewis Lipsitt, Cooper R. Woodard, June Groden

How Everyone on the Autism Spectrum, Young and Old, can... (eBook, ePUB)

become Resilient, be more Optimistic, enjoy Humor, be Kind, and increase Self-Efficacy - A Positive Psychology Approach

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Produktbeschreibung

Encouraging people on the autism spectrum to foster positive emotions and character traits can dramatically improve their lives in every way, and help to strengthen their ability to cope with everyday challenges and setbacks.

Drawing on the key concepts of positive psychology, this book looks in detail at five positive character traits - resilience, optimism, humor, kindness, and self-efficacy - and offer tried and tested strategies for bolstering each strength in individuals with ASD. The authors provide rich and varied lesson plans which contain a multitude of activities designed to build on the five areas identified, and which can be easily implemented at home, at school, or in the community.

This complete "toolkit" provides parents, educators and other professionals with everything they need to know to use positive psychology strategies to support people of all ages and abilities on the autism spectrum.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857005205
• Artikelnr.: 38236956

Autorenporträt

June Groden holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Boston College, in addition to a Master of Education degree from Rhode Island College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from New York University. Since 1976, Dr. Groden has been Director of the Groden Center in Providence, Rhode Island, an educational and treatment facility which serves children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. She also serves on the Panel of Professional Advisors of the Autism Society of America. Ayelet Kantor Ph.D. is an Associate Director at the Groden Center, and has been working in the field of autism as a parent support group consultant, an educator in the early intervention program, as a research associate and as a supervisor and coordinator of professional teams. Cooper R. Woodard is Clinical Director at The Groden Center and a visiting professor at the University of Rhode Island. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the Fielding Institute, has a Masters degree in general and experimental psychology from Wake Forest University, and is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Lewis P. Lipsitt is Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Medical Science, and Human Development at Brown University. He is the founding director of Brown's Child Study Center, and an internationally-known scholar in the field of child development.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication. Acknowledgments. Foreword by V. Mark Durand, Ph.D.
Introduction. What is positive psychology? Historical perspectives on
developmental disabilities. An emphasis on values. ASPeCT Scale -
Assessment Scale for Positive Character Traits. 1. Optimism. What is
optimism? Rationale for focusing on optimism. How to nurture optimism.
Changing explanatory style. Optimism in autism. Nurturing optimism in the
classroom. 2. Humor. What is humor? Rationale. What's so funny?
Developmental stages of humor in early childhood. Humor in people with
autism. Nurturing humor in individuals with autism. Teaching the rules of
humor to people with autism. Application of humor in the home and
classroom. 3. Self-efficacy. Introduction. What is self-efficacy?
Self-efficacy and self-esteem. The development of self-efficacy.
Interpretation and judgement of outcomes. Nurturing self-efficacy in
individuals with autism. Conclusion. 4. Kindness. What is kindness?
Rationale - why teach kindness? Components of kindness: empathy and
perspective taking. How is kindness nurtured in typical children? Kindness
in autism. Conclusion. 5. Resilience. Introduction. What is resilience? Why
is it important to nurture resilience in individuals with autism? Factors
that make persons with autism more vulnerable and less resilient. What can
be done to foster resilience? Nurturing resilience. Internal (personal)
factors. External factors. Resilience-promoting intervention for
individuals with autism. The expected outcome in individuals with autism.
Conclusion. 6. Activities for optimism. Positive affirmations. Positive
scanning. Positive expectations. Racing towards optimism. Incorporate
principles of optimism into a picture rehearsal script. What optimism is
and what it isn't. Dealing with problems in the most optimistic way. 7.
Activities for humor. Flying balloons. Funny faces. Monkeys jumping on the
bed. Cloudy with a chance of meatballs. Funny pictures. Animal surprise!
Simon says. Comic strips. Joke of the day. 8. Activities for self-efficacy.
Being persistent. Using an errorless learning technique. Helping at home by
doing things I'm good at. Teaching social initiation and play using video
modeling to increase self-efficacy in the area of social interaction. Being
a good rider on the bus. Developing self-efficacy in problem-solving.
Overcoming challenges. Look what I did in art class. I set my goals!
Earning 'I can do it!' badges. 'I can do it' tree. 9. Activities for
kindness. Identifying opportunities for performing kind acts I. Identifying
opportunities for performing kind acts II. The positive pyramid. Animal
therapy. Giving basket. Pass the kindness pin. Giving compliments. Kindness
tree. Random acts of kindness. Secret pal. 10. Activities for resilience.
Coping effectively with challenges. Problem solving basic challenges.
Learning about preferences and being able to communicate likes and
dislikes. Asking for help from a peer. My community. My solution is...
Using the telephone. Positive assertions to build self-esteem. Step-by-step
problem solving plan. 11. But wait, there's more - a photography program
pulls it all together. My Own World project goals and description. Table of
activities. Building an island of competence with photography activities.
Photography related computer skills. 12. Measuring positive traits: The
ASPeCT-DD scale. Positive traits and wellbeing. Challenges in evaluating
positive traits in persons with developmental disabilities. Creation of a
tool for measuring positive traits - The ASPeCT study. What we found. What
it all means. References. Methods and terms. Index.