Author: Karina Poirier
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988798250
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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This book is a component of the Poirier Social Curriculum. It is designed to develop conflict resolution skills of children with autism and related neurological disorders. Parents, educators, and professionals will find this book useful for teaching children how one's actions contribute to a conflict; how to gather information about the conflict; how to view a conflict from multiple perspectives; how to engage in the conflict resolution process; and how to communicate emotions to and negotiate fair solutions with others involved in a conflict.
Author: Kinga Morsanyi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351060902
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Thinking and Reasoning in Autism provides fresh insights into the cognitive processes that underlie some of the typical characteristics of autism. Autism has long been considered an enigma, and no single theory so far has been able to explain, or even fully describe, the key characteristics of the autistic mind. From the interdisciplinary perspective of new research in cognitive psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and neuroscience, this book explores thinking, reasoning and decision making in autism. The new cognitive approaches challenge some of the existing assumptions of the nature of thought in autism, including presumed areas of impairments. Instead, this book focuses on the nuanced array of cognitive signatures that characterize the autistic mind, and in many cases it reveals the possibility of intact performance alongside instances of remarkably enhanced thinking. The book considers the implications of these characteristics, providing in-depth analyses of specific areas of cognitive functioning, and their everyday manifestations. Featuring contributions from world-leading researchers from the fields of cognitive science and autism research, this volume will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers, as well as those working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Author: Kinga Morsanyi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781138481169
Category : Autism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Thinking, Reasoning and Decision Making in Autism is the first collection to provide insight into the cognitive processes that underlie typical characteristics of autism.
Author: Kathryn Banting
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autism spectrum disorders
Languages : en
Pages : 37
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The purpose of my research was to investigate the effectiveness of a social thinking curriculum from Think Social! A Social Thinking Curriculum for School-Age Students by Michelle Garcia Winner (2005) with a group of two elementary school students identified with high-functioning autism and autism spectrum disorder. The problem I was facing with my students with ASD, was that their deficits in social adaptability and interpretation of others' thoughts and feelings was directly affecting not only their interactions during social situations but also their ability to function in the general education class with their peers. Teaching rote social skills was not effective in meeting the social needs of my students; therefore I researched alternative social curriculums and found many teachers in my district exploring the effectiveness of a social thinking curriculum. Although social thinking is a relatively new concept in the world of special education with limited evidence of its effectiveness, it is at its core a type of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). CBT has been heavily researched and found effective. Both components of CBT, cognitive and behavioral, contribute to successful social functioning in students. Behaviorally, students require a model of appropriate interactions, opportunities to practice skills and feedback to improve those skills. Cognitively, students need to learn how to interpret social cues and events. (Mennuti, R.B., Christner, R.W., & Freeman, A., 2006). Because of these components, the CBT model is often used in programs that target teaching social skills, social problem solving, and social thinking (Bauminger, 2002; Sze & Wood, 2007). The goal of Social Thinking is to teach students with ASD to develop a deeper understanding of social relations and social communication while also learning to interpret and execute related social skills. Students with ASD have not acquired these skills intuitively like their typical peers; therefore these students need to be taught how the social world works and why specific social skills are important in different situations. The results of this study may assist special education teachers while making decision about appropriate curriculum to address the social needs of their students with ASD.
Author: Michael L. Wehmeyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195398785
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 561
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This handbook is the first comprehensive text on positive psychology and disability. Emphasizing paradigmatic changes in understanding disability, the text covers traditional disciplines in positive psychology; and applications of positive psychology to domains like education or work.
Author: Mary Lynch Barbera
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1846426537
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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The Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior and works particularly well with children with minimal or no speech abilities. In this book Dr. Mary Lynch Barbera draws on her own experiences as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and also as a parent of a child with autism to explain VB and how to use it. This step-by-step guide provides an abundance of information about how to help children develop better language and speaking skills, and also explains how to teach non-vocal children to use sign language. An entire chapter focuses on ways to reduce problem behavior, and there is also useful information on teaching toileting and other important self-help skills, that would benefit any child. This book will enable parents and professionals unfamiliar with the principles of ABA and VB to get started immediately using the Verbal Behavior approach to teach children with autism and related disorders.
Author: Ishita Khemka
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030746755
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 573
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This book examines theoretical considerations in the study of decision making as well as practical applications in social interpersonal domains for adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). It provides a history of the study of decision making in individuals with IDD and examines emerging views on decision making from a positive psychology perspective. The book explores the role of decision making in self-determination as well as offers global perspectives on the rights and responsibilities of individuals with IDD to engage in independent decision making. It outlines a framework for the study of decision making in individuals with IDD, reviews research that addresses the role of culturally diverse influences on individual decision making, and examines likely consequences of the etiological bases of disability on decision-making profiles. Key areas of coverage include: · Critical role of basic processes of cognition, motivation and self-beliefs, affect and emotion, and various styles of decision making. · Applications of decision-making skills within family and community contexts, in personal and social relationships, during transition to adulthood and more independent lifestyles, and in successful community living. · Self-protective decision making by individuals in situations of abuse as well as in resisting peer victimization and bullying. · Decision-making parameters for enabling maximum participation in self-decision making, through shared and supported decision making in contexts such as health care, aging, and end-of-life decisions. · Research-based interventions to improve effective decision making in individuals with IDD. Decision Making by Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a must-have reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians and other professionals in the fields of developmental and positive psychology, rehabilitation, social work, special education, occupational, speech and language therapy, public health, and healthcare policy.
Author: Jeanette L. McAfee
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 9781885477828
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Because of its unique focus on teaching the critical social skills that autistic children lack, this book has been cited by "Library Journal" as "Essential to All Collections."
Author: Janice Nathan
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1784503908
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to develop the 'inner voice' needed to solve problems, this book's innovative approach will help children reach logical and appropriate solutions to everyday problems. This book shows students and professionals how to formally teach key skills for reasoning and problem-solving that aren't usually explicitly taught, such as planning, pausing and reflecting and increasing emotional regulation. Focusing on the 'inner voice' - the dialogue that goes on inside our heads during every day routines - the authors explain how to help children with ASD solve problems independently. The book also shows how children can learn to cope with feelings of stress when confronted with difficult situations, whether getting stuck on homework, making mistakes, choosing options, following procedures that are perceived to be arbitrary, or everyday social situations. Examples of implementing this new approach in different situations are given to show the many ways of teaching these cognitive skills to children with autism.
Author: Michelle Garcia Winner
Publisher: Teaching Social Skills
ISBN: 9780970132048
Category : Autistic children
Languages : en
Pages :
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Includes detailed lessons, worksheets and vocabulary for a social skills curriculum for children.
