Everyday Activities to Help Your Young Child with Autism Live Life to the Full - Softcover

Debra S. Jacobs And Dion E. Betts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849052387 ISBN 13: 9781849052382

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Helping children with Autism address daily challenges such as brushing their teeth and interacting with others

About this title

About the Authors

Dion E. Betts, Ed.D., is Superintendent of Schools, Boyertown Area School District, USA.

Debra S. Jacobs is an occupational therapist in private practice and also at a Public School in Tucson, USA

From the Back Cover

Does your child struggle with brushing their teeth? Is it difficult to get them dressed and undressed each day? Do they struggle to understand their body's relationship to the world?

This book is brimming with simple ideas, activities and exercises to address these daily challenges that young children with autism face. Easy to carry out and to fit into your routines, they will help improve a child's sense of body awareness, coordination and motor skills, and address key tasks such as eating meals and healthy sleep. There are also ideas for tackling social challenges, including playing with friends, going on holiday and staying calm at school. The final chapter of the book explains the different support professionals parents of a child with autism are likely to encounter and how each can help their child.

This jargon-free book shows how occupational therapy techniques can be used to help your young child with autism to live life to the full, and will be an essential tool for parents and carers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849052387
• ISBN 13: 9781849052382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144