Group treatment for Asperger syndrome : a social skills curriculum / Lynn Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Lynn W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asperger's syndrome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, California ; Oxford, [England] : Plural Publishing Inc., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a functional curriculum for social skill work in the group setting for children with Asperger syndrome. Adams, who is Director of the Radford University Autism Center, has been providing group intervention for children with AS for the past five years, and has based this guide directly on case studies and experience. The result is a necessary guide to an approach that proves ideal for both clinicians and the children they work with. In a group setting, children learn to be part of a group and to interact with peers, while clinicians are able to provide social skill instruction

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""Definition of Asperger Syndrome""; ""Characteristics of Children with Asperger Syndrome""; ""Theory of Mind""; ""Challenges for Children with Asperger Syndrome""; ""Group Intervention""; ""Chapter 2. Activities for Children Three to Five Years of Age""; ""Cooperative Skills""; ""Eye Contact""; ""Turn Taking""; ""Pretend Play""; ""Chapter 3. Activities for Children Six to Nine Years of Age""; ""Cooperative Skills""; ""Eye-Contact""; ""Facial Expressions""; ""Turn Taking""; ""Role-Play""

""Chapter 4. Activities for Children Ten to Twelve Years of Age""""Cooperative Skills""; ""Eye Contact""; ""Expressing Emotions""; ""Turn Taking""; ""Topic Maintenance""; ""References""; ""Appendix A. Checklist for Instructors on the Go""; ""Appendix B. Activities That Need No Materials""; ""Alphabetical Index""; ""Thematic Index""

Notes:

"Video included"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59756-806-6

OCLC:

910815486