Teaching children with autism and related spectrum disorders : an art and a science

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Title:

Teaching children with autism and related spectrum disorders : an art and a science

Author:

Magnusen, Christy.

ISBN:

9781843107477

Personal Author:

Magnusen, Christy.

Publication Information:

Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2005.

Physical Description:

125 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Foreword / Tony Attwood -- Ch. 1. The big picture -- Ch. 2. How children with autism think and learn -- Ch. 3. Putting theory into practice -- Ch. 4. An integrated approach -- Ch. 5. Planning strategies -- Ch. 6. Instructional strategies.

Abstract:

"Students with autism spectrum disorders are as different from each other as they are similar. They each present with unique combinations of behavioral, communication and sensory issues, which makes teaching them very challenging. With the understanding that no two children are the same, and that the condition of autism is not static, it follows that their educational programs must involve a specialized and ever-changing combination of interventions. Teaching children with autism is an art and a science, and this book is designed around this theme."

"It provides a theoretical overview for the various instructional strategies that have proved useful over the past several decades, and offers the reader a contextual framework for knowing when and with whom to use them." "This book is a thorough, user-friendly and practical resource and an essential companion for teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Autistic children -- Education.

Autism.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009444.html

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Summary

Based on twenty-five years of teaching and working with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), Christy L. Magnusen contends that it is those teachers who can blend the 'science' of education methodology with the 'art' of teaching who are best able to reach these children. Examining both these aspects of teaching, she takes a fresh look at established and more recent teaching methods such as structuring spaces, emphasizing language and planning strategies for transition and generalization, and then explores the art of implementation: why, when and how these techniques should be applied. By highlighting workable solutions to everyday problems, and emphasizing that teachers need to understand techniques and have the ability to adapt them to the situation that faces them, this book will be invaluable to all those involved in teaching children with ASDs.