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Interactive play for children with autism / Diana Seach

By: Seach, Diana [author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge ; Taylor & Francis Group, c2007Description: xv, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN: 9780415333269Subject(s): AUTISTIC CHILDREN -- EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD) | PLAY | INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONLOC classification: RJ 506 .A9 .S43 2007

Contents:

Valuing play -- 2.A model of interactive play -- 3.Establishing connection -- 4.Enabling communication -- 5.Creating meaning -- 6.Developing imagination -- 7.The smile programme for families -- 8.Interactive play in schools.

Summary: This is a comprehensive guide to establishing shared play experiences that assist in the development of communication, social understanding and cognition. Easily accessible, and packed full of practical resources, the book defines the importance of play both developmentally and psychologically as having a major influence on the enrichment of meaningful interactions and children’s learning. Diana Seach expertly discusses how play enables children with Autism to: represent their knowledge of the world and their relationships with others, spontaneously explore ways of thinking about themselves and the objects they encounter, develop communication and companionship, discover motivating ways to learn and extend their imagination and creative potential. Those who live and work with children who have Autism and Asperger Syndrome will find Interactive Play for Children with Autism an invaluable tool when implementing strategies to develop interactive play in educational establishments, care settings and the family home.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Graduate Studies	National University - Manila	Gen. Ed - CEAS	General Circulation	GC RJ 506 .A9 .S43 2007 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000011705

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a comprehensive guide to establishing shared play experiences that assist in the development of communication, social understanding and cognition.
Easily accessible, and packed full of practical resources, the book defines the importance of play both developmentally and psychologically as having a major influence on the enrichment of meaningful interactions and children’s learning.

Diana Seach expertly discusses how play enables children with Autism to: represent their knowledge of the world and their relationships with others, spontaneously explore ways of thinking about themselves and the objects they encounter, develop communication and companionship, discover motivating ways to learn and extend their imagination and creative potential.

Those who live and work with children who have Autism and Asperger Syndrome will find Interactive Play for Children with Autism an invaluable tool when implementing strategies to develop interactive play in educational establishments, care settings and the family home.

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