Sarah Cobbe

Simple Autism Strategies for Home and School

Practical Tips, Resources and Poetry

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Produktbeschreibung

Offering a unique overview of a child's point of view of life with autism, this guidebook will help parents and teachers better understand how this condition is experienced in day to day life. Organised by topic for easy reference, it explores the issues that can arise in everyday situations from toilet training to homework.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 151mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9781785924446
• ISBN-10: 1785924443
• Artikelnr.: 54490929

Autorenporträt

Sarah Cobbe has 20 years' experience as an educational advisor on autism. She has written autism handbooks for staff and parents, and developed a teacher-training syllabus. Sarah was recently diagnosed as an adult with autism.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Dr Glenys Jones
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer
Introduction
Terminology
PART I: The Autism Spectrum
1. Diagnosis
2. Characteristics of Autism
3. Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
4. Women and Girls
5. Sensory Processing
6. Social Interactions
7. Managing Emotions
8. Wellbeing and Mental Health
9. Conversation Skills
10. Literal Thinking Styles
11. Insistence on Sameness
12. Attention to Detail
13. Special Interests
Part II: In School
14. Transition
15. Early Play Skills
16. Fascinations and Special Interests
17. Classroom Demands
18. Literacy Skills
19. PE
20. Playtime and Break time
21. Group Situations Indoors
22. Working 1:1
23. Own Clothes Day
24. Teasing and Bulling
Part III: At Home
25. Growing Up Issues
26. Food and Drink
27. Bedtime Routines
28. Toilets and Hand Dryers
29. TV Screens and Washing Machines
30. Fascination or Fear of Dogs
31. Special Talents
32. Social Occasions
33. Going Out
34. Crowds
35. Holidays
36. Christmas
References