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Informationen zum Autor Carol Potter and Chris Whittaker Klappentext The authors of this resource show how, at an early stage, autistic children may be significantly affected by a range of social and environmental influences, including classroom management, levels of motivation and interaction with adults and other children. They provide practical ways of modifying unhelpful environments in order to enhance communication skills. Zusammenfassung Addressing the issue of what constitutes a communication enabling environment for children with autism who use little or no speech! the authors show that the communication of these children can be significantly affected by a range of social and environmental influences. This book provides an overview of the theoretical issues and practical advice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. 1. The research: Approaches and findings. 2. A minimal speech approach. 3. Proximal communication: An autism specific interactional approach. 4. Prompting for spontaneous communication. 5. Developing early communication systems. 6. Creating communication rich environments. 7. Facilitating interaction between children with autism. 8. Enabling styles of classroom management. 9. Communication within the curriculum. 10. Conclusions and ways forward. Appendix. References. Index.
