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9781849050418

Motivate to Communicate!: 300 Games and Activities for Your Child With Autism

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  • ISBN13:

    9781849050418

  • ISBN10:

    1849050414

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-11-01
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY

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Summary

This practical resource is brimming with exciting ideas and guidance for motivating children with autism and other communication difficulties. The clear, user-friendly format enable quick access to over 300 practical, fun-filled games and activities for developing your childs communication skills.

Author Biography

Simone Griffin is a speech and language therapist, and has worked with children with autism for the past ten years in Australia, UK and Canada. Dianne Sandler is currently working as a specialist teacher in the UK. She has worked with children of all ages with autism and people with complex needs for the past 30 years. Dianne has also designed a number of toys which are commercially available for children with special needs.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. 9
Introductionp. 11
Why motivate?p. 12
Who is this book for?p. 13
Your child and autismp. 13
Your child's sensory preferencesp. 14
Creating communication opportunities across the dayp. 17
How to use this bookp. 22
So I'm ready to goà Where do I search?p. 25
And finallyp. 31
Motivate Me with Foodp. 33
Bread and toastp. 36
Big/littlep. 40
Shapesp. 44
Utensilsp. 47
Messy play with foodp. 50
Food gamesp. 54
Cooking ideasp. 57
Motivate Me with 'Party Toys'p. 61
Bubblesp. 64
Balloonsp. 68
Slinkysp. 74
Lots of ballsp. 78
Carsp. 82
Wind-up toysp. 85
Magnetic toysp. 88
Spinning toysp. 92
Vibrating toysp. 95
Light-up toysp. 98
Stretchy and squishy toysp. 102
Motivate Me with Social Gamesp. 105
Musical toysp. 107
Movement gamesp. 110
Hide 'n' seekp. 114
Fun with materialp. 116
Fun with Lycrap. 120
Party gamesp. 123
'I spy'p. 128
Singingp. 130
Tickles and gigglesp. 132
Motivate Me with Outside Gamesp. 137
Garden gamesp. 139
Water play/swimmingp. 143
Hide 'n' seekp. 148
Playground toys and equipmentp. 151
Sand and snow playp. 155
Messy play (non-food items)p. 159
Motivate Me at Home and Schoolp. 163
Ramps, runs and rolling toysp. 165
Mr. Potato Head™p. 168
Booksp. 172
Puzzles and shapes sortersp. 176
Drawing and writingp. 179
Computer and electronic gamesp. 183
Record Sheetsp. 189
Tried and Tested Resourcesp. 193
Useful Readingp. 195
Autism Organizations and Useful Websitesp. 199
Indexp. 203
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