Activity Schedules for Children With Autism: Teaching Independent Behavior.Activity Schedules for Children With Autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. : Teaching Independent Behavior McClannahan LE, Krantz Krantz is the name of two persons:
woodbine Any of many species of vines belonging to various flowering-plant families, especially the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia, family Vitaceae) of House, 1999, paperback, 117 pp, illus, $14.95. Parents and teachers who work with children with autism will find this how-to manual valuable in organizing independent activities at home and in school. The premise of this book centers around creating, implementing, and revising activity schedules--a group of sequenced pictures or words that would cue a child to perform a set, prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). activity. For the child with autism, adherence to such schedules will, in turn, increase their independence in daily activities, social interactions, and unstructured time. The book's 11 chapters delineate--using simple dialogue, pictures, and charts--how to prepare and teach activities, measure success, and increase the complexity of mastered schedules. For the physical therapist working on motor skills with this population, this guide provides a very useful tool for organizing activity schedules involving motor activities. The explanations of error-less learning using graduated manual guidance, prompting, and prompt fading are especially helpful. Data collection charts provide a measure to judge success and the need for modifications. The authors anticipate where the parent or teacher may encounter challenges in planning, implementing, and changing these schedules and provide suggestions on how both the teach and the child can correct errors. Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. physical therapists will definitely find this manual an asset in teaching independence to children with autism. Diana Goldstein, PT Pediatric Physical Therapy Inc Concord, NH Ms Goldstein is a pediatric physical therapist working in schools and with private clients in central New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). .3 |
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