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Books
Methods for Working with
Children on the Autistic Spectrum
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Ritual To Repertoire: A cognitive-developmental systems
approach for working with behavior-disordered children
Arnold Miller and Eileen Eller Miller, Visit http://www.millermethod.org/
Building on the cognitive-developmental work of Heinz
Werner, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky and Ludwig von Bertalanffy
the Millers have formed groundbreaking interpretations
of how children on the autism spectrum perceive their
world. Based on the belief that no matter how disordered
appearing, children with autism are actually struggling
to make sense of a confusing environment. Ritual is chock
full of intrinsically rewarding interventions design to
give structure to the childs life and encourages
generalization. Most of the techniques described can be
implemented using materials found in a typical home or
school.
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Incredible
5-Point Scale (The) Assisting Students with Autism
Spectrum Disorders in Understanding Social Interactions
and Controlling Their Emotional Responses
by Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis
In this must-have
resource, two teachers from Minnesota share
their successful use of the simple concept of 5-point
scales to help students understand and control their emotional
reactions to everyday events that might otherwise set
in emotion escalating reactions. Whether it is inappropriate
touching, obsessions, yelling, hitting or making hurtful
statements to classmates, this clearly illustrated book
shows how to break down a given behavior and, with the
students active participation, develop a unique
scale that identifies the problem and, just as important,
suggests alternative, positive behaviors at each level
of the scale.
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Music
Therapy: Another Path to Learning and Communication for
Children in the Autism Spectrum by Betsey
King Brunk
Music is an
effective way to communication and learning for children
with autism for two major reasons: It can create a consistent,
stable and predictable environment and therefore bring
comfort in unfamiliar or stressful settings. And at the
same time, music can be infinitely flexible, changing
from moment to moment, reflecting the child's behavior
and emotions. This practical resource is organized around
nine therapeutic characteristics that can be used to facilitate
learning and communication. Each chapter contains background
information as well as sample strategies. Separate chapters
include hints for how to choose music therapy services
as well as lists of equipment and resources.
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Positive
Behavioral Support: Including People with Difficult Behavior
in the Community by Lynn Kern Koegel, Robert
L. Koegel and Glen Dunlap
Which stategies
and approaches make inclusion possible for individuals
who engage in challenging and self-injurous behavior?
This person- and family-centered book helps answer this
question through five compelling case studies, research-based
strategies, and thoughtful discussion pieces written by
leaders in behavioral intervention.
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Relationship
Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and
AdultsSocial and Emotional Development Activities
for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD
by Steven E. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely
Remove our
emotional bonds with family, colleagues and friends and
few of us would want to go on living. Yet establishing
and maintaining such bonds is particularly difficult for
people on the autism spectrum. This volume contains over
150 enjoyable and stimulating activities and exercises
ranging over the entire gamut of social and emotional
development, and is applicable to anyone, regardless of
diagnosis, but will be particularly valuable for those
on the autism spectrum. Activities can be undertaken independently,
or with a teacher or therapist, and a full schema for
the evaluation or progress and objective is included.
A companion website provides a wealth of further information
and support.
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Relationship
Development Intervention with Young ChildrenSocial
and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome,
Autism, PDD and NLD by Steven E. Gutstein
and Rachelle K. Sheely
Friendship,
even for the most able, requires hard work, and the odds
are heavily stacked against those with autism spectrum
conditions. Design for younger children, typically between
the ages of two and eight, this comprehensive set of enjoyable
activities emphasizes foundation shills such as social
referencing, regulating behavior, conversational reciprocity
and synchronized actions. The authors include many objectives
to plan and evaluate a child's progress, each one related
to a specific exercise. Suitable for parental use, the
manual is also designed for easy implementation in schools
and in therapeutic settings. A comprehensive website,
free to purchasers, acts as companion to the book.
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Social
Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger
Syndrome and Social-Communication Problems
by Jed E. Baker
Finally
a social skills program that covers all the bases!
Whether it's learning how long one can look at somebody;
how to shift topics, despite one's desire to stick with
that all-consuming special interest; how to say no to
peer pressure; or dealing with sensitive topic - it's
all here
and more. In this comprehensive and user-friendly
book, the author translates years of experience working
with students with Asperger Syndrome and social-communication
difficulties. After brief introductory chapters on skills
to target, instructional strategies, behavior management,
promoting generalization, etc., as well as a special chapter
by Brenda Smith Myles on relevant characteristics of autism
spectrum disorders, the reader is presented with the essence
of this must-have resource: 70 of the skills that most
commonly cause difficulty for individuals with autism
spectrum disorders and social-communication problems.
The presentation of each skill consists of a reproducible
skill handout, as well as activity sheets listing ways
teachers and parents can demonstrate, practice, and reinforce
the skill in the classroom and at home. A concluding chapter
on promoting peer acceptance offers sensitivity training
programs for both students of various age groups and school
staff, making this a complete social skills training package
for students of all ages.
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Taking
the Mystery Out of Medications in Autism/Asperger Syndromes
by Luke Tsai: Foreword by Gary Mesibov
This long overdue
book explores the role of medication. It is written to
empower the reader with the knowledge of the standard
medication treatment of ASD and related disorders. It
is the result of more than 20 years of clinical experience
working with, and learning from, more than one thousand
individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers.
Many medical and scientific theories and practices will
become much clearer as the reader progresses through his
logically developed and clearly presented resource.
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