Music, Language and Autism - Exceptional Strategies for Exceptional Minds

Informationen zum Autor Adam Ockelford Klappentext Presents an innovative approach to the use of music with people on the autism spectrum. Zusammenfassung This book explores why many children with autism are so captivated by music and how practitioners and parents can harness this to develop language skills. Through case studies! it displays how music can become a scaffold for language; allowing autistic children to express their inner thoughts and feelings without resorting to destructive behaviour. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Francesca Happé. Introduction. 1. Reflections on Autism. 2. The Challenge of Language. 3. Making Sense of Music. 4. How Musicality Develops. 5. Music, Language and Communication. 6. Exceptional Early Cognitive Environments (EECEs). 7. Teaching the '1 in 20.' Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Francesca Happe, Adam Ockelford
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2013
• EAN: 9781849051972
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-197-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Medical professions