Acting antics : a theatrical approach to teaching social understanding to kids and teens with Asperger syndrome / Cindy B. Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Cindy B., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Education.

Asperger's syndrome.

Asperger's syndrome--Social aspects.

Drama--Therapeutic use.

Drama.

Social skills in adolescence.

Social skills in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fun program provides a set of tools for developing social understanding in children with Asperger Syndrome through drama. It contains a wide repertoire of activities and ideas for use at home, in the classroom, in therapy workshops or social groups, ranging from initial warm up techniques, to larger group scenes and staging a show.

Contents:

COVER; Acting Antics; Contents; Foreword by Tony Attwood; Preface; 1.Introduction; 2.Who? What? Where?; 3.Getting Started; 4.Paired Activities; 5.Scripted Partner and Group Scenes; 6.Whose Line is it Anyhow?; 7.Starting Your Own Troupe; 8.Ready Or Not, Here They Come!; 9.Antics Summer Camp; 10.The "Really Big Show"; 11.It's a Wrap!; Appendix A: Sample Schedules and Activity Lists; Appendix B: Photocopiable Forms; Appendix C: Photocopiable Partner Scripts; Appendix D: Group Scripts; References; Resources; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182) and index.

ISBN:

9786610929733

9781280929731

1280929731

9781846425899

1846425891

OCLC:

476139874