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Right from the start, a practical guide for helping young children with autism, Karin Donahue, Kate Crassons

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169)

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Right from the start

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Karin Donahue, Kate Crassons

a practical guide for helping young children with autism

This book is a comprehensive yet accessible resource explaining the best practices for teaching young children with autism, especially in its milder forms. It offers practical, easy-to-use strategies for building social and emotional skills-strategies that enrich the learning environment for neurotypical children as well

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: An exceptional child, an unexceptional story: A parent's perspective on the preschool years -- Part I: Self-regulation: The key to making it through the day ; The case for self-regulation ; Why do autistic children have difficulty self-regulating? -- Part II: Setting children up for success ; Adjust learning experiences and the environment ; Emphasize structure and consistency: The autistic child needs to know "What are we doing?" ; Foster collaboration and emotional awareness -- Part III: Social skills ; Autistic children and social skills challenges ; Teaching social thinking ; Teaching conversational skills ; Building social confidence across settings -- Part IV: Encouraging imaginative play ; When playtime isn't all that fun ; Teaching play and building imagination ; Facilitating play with peers ; Maintaining play and coping with resistance -- Part V: Making sense of the senses ; The eight senses ; Signs and symptoms of sensory processing challenges in children ; Dominant classes of sensory processing disorder: Profiles and strategies ; General approach to managing sensory processing disorder -- Conclusion: A new lens of understanding

Practical guide for helping young children with autism