Enabling Communication in Children with Autism de Carol Potter

Enabling Communication in Children with Autism

Carol Potter

Chris Whittaker

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2001

Addressing the issue of what constitutes a communication enabling environment for children with autism who use little or no speech, the authors show that the communication of these children can be significantly affected by a range of social and environmental influences. This book provides an overview of the theoretical issues and practical advice.

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Notă biografică

Carol Potter, BA(Hons), PGCE, M.Ed, has worked extensively in the field of autism as teacher, lecturer, consultant and researcher. She currently combines teaching with independent research and freelance staff training consultancy. Chris Whittaker, DAES, M.Ed, has taught, lectured and published in the field of special education for the last thirty years, with a particular interest in children with complex learning disabilities and autism. He is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Durham, and also works as a freelance consultant through CIRA-UK.

Cuprins

Introduction. 1. The research: Approaches and findings. 2. A minimal speech approach. 3. Proximal communication: An autism specific interactional approach. 4. Prompting for spontaneous communication. 5. Developing early communication systems. 6. Creating communication rich environments. 7. Facilitating interaction between children with autism. 8. Enabling styles of classroom management. 9. Communication within the curriculum. 10. Conclusions and ways forward. Appendix. References. Index.