Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection : A Program to Develop the Communication Skills of Children with Autism.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Description: 1 online resource (223 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781846420696Subject(s): Autism in children | Autistic children -- Education | Interpersonal communication | Language artsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection : A Program to Develop the Communication Skills of Children with AutismDDC classification: 371.94 LOC classification: LC4717.5 -- .S66 2003ebOnline resources: Click to ViewCover -- 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 -- Using props -- 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.
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.
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