Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think.ENGAGING 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. : Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think STANLEY I. GREENSPAN AND SERNA WIEDER Autism or an autistic spectrum Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), also called autism spectrum conditions (ASC) or the autism spectrum, with the word autistic sometimes replacing autism disorder (ASD ASD abbr. atrial septal defect ASD Atrial septal defect, see there ) may affect 1 in every 170 children. The disorders are characterized by a child's failure to develop normal social interaction as well as various language, thought, and movement problems. In this book, Greenspan outlines his treatment method, called the DIR/Floortime Approach, in which a therapist or another adult gets down--physically and intellectually--to a child's level. In the course of explaining his innovative method, Greenspan outlines the various stages of childhood development, describes how to encourage two-way communication Two-way communication is a form of transmission in which both parties involved transmit information. Common forms of two-way communication are:
Ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. The empathic actor or singer is one who genuinely feels the part he or she is performing. , and explains the unique biology of children with autism and similar disorders. He also describes methods for assessing improvement in these children and for dealing with disordered behavior. An appendix includes studies of this therapeutic approach as well as theories on how autism develops. Perseus, 2006, 448 p., hardcover, $26.95. |
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