Giggle time : establishing the social connection / Susan Aud Sonders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sonders, Susan Aud, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autism in children.

Autistic children--Education.

Autistic children.

Interpersonal communication.

Language arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley, 2003.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Cover

Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection

Contents

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Introduction

1 Developing a Turn-Taking Sequence

What is a giggle game?

Looking for possible turns

Building a sequence of turns

Altering your turn

Three components of successful turn-taking

2 Developing Staying Power

Following the child's lead

Using Rhyme

Using movement

Using imitation

Using props

Setting the pace

3 Expecting More

Delaying your turn

Repeating the cue

Dropping a word

4 Encouraging Initiation

Seizing the moment

Physical prompts

5 Verbal Play: Pre-Conversational Speech

What is verbal play?

Verbal play - Stages 1 to 5

Developing verbal play through movement and touch

Developing verbal play through rhythm and rhyme

Developing vebal play through visual cues

Developing verbal play without movement, rhythm and rhyme, or visual cues

EPILOGUE

APPENDIX

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610262076

9781280262074

1280262079

9781423710554

142371055X

9781846420696

1846420695

OCLC:

567972158