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The silent child : communication without words / editor, Jeanne Magagna, assistant editor, Michelle Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mutism.
- Speech disorders in children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (393 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Karnac Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Silent Child: Communication without Words describes a way of understanding and communicating with children who are not speaking, but rather using their bodies and somatic symptoms to express states of mind. Jeanne Magagna has worked for 45 years trying to find ways of helping these children, varying in age and symptoms. Using infant observation methods of understanding primitive states of mind expressed through gestures of eyes, hands, body posture, she has worked in in-patient or out-patient settings with contributors: a group of psychiatrists, psychologists, family and child psycho
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Introduction
- pt. 2. Young children
- pt. 3. Young people
- pt. 4. Creative activities for non-speaking children.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613692986
- 9780429922190
- 0429922191
- 9780429907968
- 0429907966
- 9780429483196
- 0429483198
- 9781280782596
- 1280782595
- 9781849409995
- 1849409994
- OCLC:
- 797917924
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