Right from the Start

A Practical Guide for Helping Young Children with Autism

Karin Donahue, Kate Crassons (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2023
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-9119-4 (ISBN)

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In Right from the Start: A Practical Guide for Helping Young Children with Autism, Karin Donahue and Kate Crassons assert that autistic children can be successful when parents and teachers understand key principles of autism and have the tools to help these children expand their social and emotional skills. Emphasizing the importance of self-regulation—the ability to moderate our feelings and reactions—the authors describe practical strategies to help children manage their emotions and behavior, learn social and play skills, and cope with challenging sensory experiences. Right from the Start is a needed and indispensable resource for parents, professionals, and educators. With these techniques, we can lay a positive foundation that enables autistic children to be confident and successful in any environment.

Karin Donahue, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, PA. She is also a behavior specialist consultant specializing in autism and has more than thirty years of clinical experience working with children and their families. Kate Crassons, PhD, is associate professor of English at Lehigh University and the director of the Lehigh University Press. After becoming the parent of an autistic child, her research and teaching have expanded to focus on topics including neurodiversity and disability studies.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: An Exceptional Child, An Unexceptional Story: A Parent’s Perspective on the Preschool Years

Part I: Self-Regulation: The Key to Making it Through the Day

Chapter 1: The Case for Self-Regulation

Chapter 2: Why Do Autistic Children Have Difficulty Self-Regulating?

Part II: Setting Children Up for Success

Chapter 3: Adjust Learning Experiences and the Environment

Chapter 4: Emphasize Structure and Consistency

Chapter 5: Foster Collaboration and Emotional Awareness

Part III: Social Skills

Chapter 6: Autistic Children and Social Skills Challenges

Chapter 7: Teaching Social Thinking

Chapter 8: Teaching Conversational Skills

Chapter 9: Building Social Confidence across Settings

Part IV: Encouraging Imaginative Play

Chapter 10: When Playtime Isn’t All That Fun

Chapter 11: Teaching Play and Building Imagination

Chapter 12: Facilitating Play with Peers

Chapter 13: Maintaining Play and Coping with Resistance

Part V: Making Sense of the Senses

Chapter 14: The Eight Senses

Chapter 15: Signs and Symptoms of Sensory Processing Challenges in Children

Chapter 16: Dominant Classes of Sensory Processing Disorder: Profiles and Strategies

Chapter 17: General Approaches to Managing Sensory Processing Disorder

Conclusion: A New Lens of Understanding

Appendix

References

About the Authors

Erscheinungsdatum	01.10.2023
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 232 mm
Gewicht	322 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-5381-9119-9 / 1538191199
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-9119-4 / 9781538191194
Zustand	Neuware