Yoga for Children and Young People with Autism (eBook)

Yoga Games and Activities to Engage Everyone Across the Spectrum

Michael Chissick (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2019
136 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78592-863-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Yoga can offer a myriad of social, emotional and health benefits to people with children and young people with autism, and in this guide Michael Chissick draws on his vast experience to help parents and educators make this a reality. Beautifully illustrated, it is packed with plans, games, goals, teaching tips and a multitude of real-life stories.

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Speaking from decades of experience, Michael Chissick shares the secrets to teaching yoga to children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).The physical, emotional and social benefits of yoga for autistic children can be profound, and this book will give you the confidence to get going with an array of fun activities and games from 'chasing the frog' to 'yoga detective'. Whether you work in special needs school, primary mainstream school or the community, or you are the parent of an autistic child, this book will equip you with plans, structures, goals, teaching tips and a multitude of real-life stories.The book is suitable for teaching everyone on the spectrum, with an emphasis on teaching those with more complicated needs. It is also relevant for use with children who have related needs such as ADHD and sensory processing challenges. Beautifully illustrated with images of the postures taught within, it is the perfect go-to resource for anyone interested in engaging children and young people in yoga.I can be a banana, can you?Suitable for ages 4-11

Inhalt

Introduction. 1. Who Is This Book For? 2. Who This Book Is Not For. 3. Differentiation across the Autistic Spectrum. 4. Teaching Students with Autism in a Special School. 5. My Overall Aims. 6. Aims, Objectives & Learning Outcomes. 7. Lesson Plans. 8. The Games. 9. Sequences. 10. Sequence Games. 11. The Postures. 12. Teaching Yoga to Children with ASD in Mainstream Primary. 13. Case Studies. 14. Resources. 15. Animation Video: Yoga Session for Children with Autism. 16. Games List. 17. Posture List. 18. Games by Group. Resources.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.2.2019
• Illustrationen: Sarah Peacock
• Zusatzinfo: 40 colour illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Fitness / Aerobic / Bodybuilding
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Schlagworte: ADHD • ASC • ASD • aspergers • Autism • calm • Frog’s Breathtaking Speech • Mindfulness • overstimulation • Relaxation • sensory processing disorder • Special education • Yoga • Yoga Pretzels
• ISBN-10: 1-78592-863-5 / 1785928635
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78592-863-5 / 9781785928635