The Socially Included Child: A Parent's Guide to Successful Playdates, Recreation, and Family Events for Children with Autism
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0425229653 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Laurie LeComer, M.Ed., is a Program Monitor, Inclusion Facilitator, and Special Education Evaluator for children with known and suspected developmental delays and disabilities. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children. She is a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Collaborative on Integrated School Services and a member of the Council for Exceptional Children.
system, which allows parents to: I: Introduce an Activity D: Determine the Tasks Involved E: Evaluate Your Expectations A: Accommodate for Success L: List the Components of the Activity Visually Here is the essential guide for parents who want to ensure that their children enjoy the benefits?and fun?of socializing, while still accommodating their special needs.. Now, no matter a child?s language skills or behaviors, he or she can start participating socially with LeComer?s clear action steps. The Socially Included Child introduces a new organizational tool called the I.D.E.A.L. An indispensable step-by-step guide for socializing any child on the autism spectrum. Parents of children with autism often end up skipping family functions, playdates, and social outings for fear that their children will be unsafe, behave inappropriately, or feel overwhelmed
Thankfully, LeComer offers concrete strategies for facilitating your child's social interactions." -Claire LaZebnik, coauthor of "Overcoming Autism" and "Growing Up on the Spectrum" "Children with a . Hamilton, parent and author of "Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help" "When you're the parent of a child with autism, you know how vitally important it is to increase you child's social skills--and how challenging a task that can be. Great for both parents and teachers." -Temple Grandin, author of "Thinking in Pictures" "This book is an indispensable resource to empower parents with practic
BRAVO!!!!! Finally Someone "gets it"! Sandra E. Holly The Socially Included Child: A Parent's Guide to Successful Play dates, Recreation, and Family Events for Children with Autism by Laurie LeComber, M. Ed.One of my personal favorite books so far about Autism, and it is such a help with such basics that have the parents of Autistic children pulling out their hair trying to figure it out! Being a grandmother to an eight year old grandson with Autism, I know how tricky it can get at family gatherings. Written for children who are severely to profoundly disabled This book is very thorough, and does a good job of laying out a step by step plan for going on outings with children who are on the more severely to profoundly disabled end of the spectrum. Some of the techniques can be modified for higher functioning children, however for the most part these children are ignored in this book.My only other concern is that these techniques are very ambitious. The time and effort put into planning activities is ver