Right from the Start

Karin Donahue; Kate Crassons

doi:10.5771/9781475844412

Summary

In Right from the Start: A Practical Guide for Helping Young Children with Autism, Karin Donahue and Kate Crassonsassert that autistic children can be successful when parents and teachers understand key principles of autism and have the tools to help these children expand their social and emotional skills. Emphasizing the importance of self-regulation—the ability to moderate our feelings and reactions—the authors describe practical strategies to help children manage their emotions and behavior, learn social and play skills, and cope with challenging sensory experiences. Right from the Start is a needed and indispensable resource for parents, professionals, and educators. With these techniques, we can lay a positive foundation that enables autistic children to be confident and successful in any environment.

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Copyright year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-4440-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-4441-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 172
Product type: Book Titles

1. CONTENTS No access
2. PREFACE No access
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
4. INTRODUCTION. An Exceptional Child, an Unexceptional Story: A Parent’s Perspective on the Preschool Years No access
1. 1. THE CASE FOR SELF-REGULATION No access
2. 2. WHY DO AUTISTIC CHILDREN HAVE DIFFICULTY SELF-REGULATING? No access
1. 3. ADJUST LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT No access
2. 4. EMPHASIZE STRUCTURE AND CONSISTENCY: The Autistic Child Needs to Know “What Are We Doing?” No access
3. 5. FOSTER COLLABORATION AND EMOTIONAL AWARENESS No access
1. 6. AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND SOCIAL SKILLS CHALLENGES No access
2. 7. TEACHING SOCIAL THINKING No access
3. 8. TEACHING CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS No access
4. 9. BUILDING SOCIAL CONFIDENCE ACROSS SETTINGS No access
1. 10. WHEN PLAYTIME ISN’T ALL THAT FUN No access
2. 11. TEACHING PLAY AND BUILDING IMAGINATION No access
3. 12. FACILITATING PLAY WITH PEERS No access
4. 13. MAINTAINING PLAY AND COPING WITH RESISTANCE No access
1. 14. THE EIGHT SENSES No access
2. 15. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SENSORY PROCESSING CHALLENGES IN CHILDREN No access
3. 16. DOMINANT CLASSES OF SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER: Profiles and Strategies No access
4. 17. GENERAL APPROACHES TO MANAGING SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER No access
CONCLUSION. A New Lens of Understanding No access Pages 161 - 164
APPENDIX No access Pages 165 - 166
REFERENCES No access Pages 167 - 170
ABOUT THE AUTHORS No access Pages 171 - 172