Teaching Your Child with Love and Skill

A Guide for Parents and Other Educators of Children with Autism, including Moderate to Severe Autism

Joyce Show

Paperback: £15.99 / $24.95

2012, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 400pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-876-6, BIC 2: VFX VFJD JNSG2

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Acknowledgments. A Note to the Reader. Introduction. 1. What's Wrong with My Child? 2. Attitude First. 3. Observation – The Essential Starting Point. 4. Sensory Integration. 5. Motor Planning. 6. Engaging Your Child: How to Get Your Child to Play with You. 7. Building Motivation. 8. Creating a Strategy for Cognitive Development. 9. Developing a Means of Communication. 10. Teaching Non-Verbal Communication. 11. Fundamental Stages of Emotional and Social Development. 12. Higher Cognitive Development: Moving into Abstract Thinking. 13. Advanced Social and Emotional Development: Exploring Inner Worlds. 14. Learning to Learn, It's a Beautiful Journey. 15. Challenging Behaviors. 16. Self-Injury and Aggression. 17. Working on Self-Help Skills and Making Use of Routines. 18. How Can I Do This? Conclusion. Glossary. References. Index.

Author information

• Joyce Show

Subject areas

• Parenting
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• applied behaviour analysis,
• autism,
• carers,
• challenging behaviour,
• child development,
• child psychology,
• children,
• disability,
• education,
• families,
• high functioning autism,
• homeschooling,
• intellectual disabilities,
• parenting,
• play,
• sensory issues,
• social skills,
• special education