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Zusatztext Developing Excellence in Autism Practice is essential reading for anyone who is interested in supporting educational best practice and outcomes for children and young people on the autism spectrum. Guldberg skilfully straddles a range of perspectives and offers a powerful and balanced critique on much current thinking about research and practice. The book is written and structured in a clear and accessible way by posing! and addressing! key questions for research and practice throughout. This powerful and practical guide will rapidly become a 'go to' book for the field. - Sarah Parsons! Professor of Autism and Inclusion! University of Southampton! UK"Karen Guldberg skilfully weaves together contemporary knowledge about autism and insights from autistic people into a comprehensive framework for good autism education practice. Her extensive knowledge of the field is presented in an accessible and informative way. This perceptive book will be an essential guide for education practitioners seeking to develop collaborative! respectful and child focused inclusive practice for autistic children and young people." - Caroline Bond! Professor of Educational Psychology! University of Manchester! UK Informationen zum Autor Karen Guldberg is Professor of Autism Studies and Director of the Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) at the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Klappentext This ground-breaking book gives an accessible overview and synthesis of current knowledge of relevance to the development of excellence in autism education. By situating understandings of autism within a 'bio-psycho-social-insider' framework, the book offers fresh insights and new ways of thinking that bring together global pedagogic practice, research, policy, and the insider perspective.Guldberg critiques current notions of Evidence-Based Practice and suggests ways of bridging the research-practice gap. She explores the interrelationship between inclusive principles, distinctive group learning needs and the individual needs of the child or young person. Eight principles of good autism practice provide a helpful framework for how education settings and practitioners can adapt classroom environments and teaching so that autistic children and young people can thrive.Written for anyone who wants to make a difference to the lives of autistic pupils, Developing Excellence in Autism Practice provides practitioners and students on education courses with tools for best practices, and shows how to draw on these to implement true positive change in the classroom. Zusammenfassung This ground-breaking book gives an accessible overview and synthesis of current knowledge of relevance to the development of excellence in autism education. The book offers fresh insights and new ways of thinking that bring together global pedagogic practice, research, policy, and the insider perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements PART 1 Current evidence and knowledge from different domains in autism studies: implications for education Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Key question Introduction The key questions this book addresses Summary Recommended reading Chapter 2 The bio-psycho-social-insider model Overview Key questions Introduction Models of disability The bio-psycho-social model Summary Recommended reading Chapter 3: Contributions from biology and the medical domain Overview Key questions Introduction Diagnostic criteria The diagnostic process Broader health issues in autism Inter-professionalism The strengths and positive aspects of autism Summary Recommended reading Chapter 4 Contributions from psychology Overview Key qu...
