Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection - A Program to Develop the Communication Skills of Children with Autism

Giggle Time is a program for parents, teachers and other professionals to help develop the non-verbal, verbal and social reciprocity skills of children with autism. It describes in accessible detail how to communicate with children with autism and gives clear instructions on "how to" techniques for developing language skills.

List of contents

Foreword by Andrew Gunsberg. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Developing a Turn-Taking Sequence. 2. Developing Staying Power. 3. Expecting More. 4. Encouraging Initiation. 5. Verbal Play: Pre-Conversational Speech. Epilogue. References.

About the author

Susan Aud Sonders

Summary

Giggle Time is a program for parents, teachers and other professionals to help develop the non-verbal, verbal and social reciprocity skills of children with autism. It describes in accessible detail how to communicate with children with autism and gives clear instructions on "how to" techniques for developing language skills.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Aud Sonders
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2002
• EAN: 9781843107163
• ISBN: 978-1-84310-716-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 248 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 404 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Unterrichten von Schülern mit sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf, MEDICAL / Mental Health, Psychische Gesundheitsvorsorge, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent, Psychology, EDUCATION / Special Education / General