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The Essential Guide to Safe Travel-Training for Children with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities.

In five clear steps, this guide will equip trainers to teach children to travel safely and independently. The first book of its kind, it focuses on goal-setting and preparation techniques while detailing obstacles that may arise along the way. Practical and necessary, it is suitable for work with ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gallimore, Desirée
Otros Autores: D'Avigdor, Lizzie, D'Avigdor, Martha, Steer, Mike
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Essential Guide to Safe Travel-Training for Children with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities by Dr Desirée Gallimore; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Travel-Training
  • The Essentials; 1. A Life Priority: Safe and Independent Travel; Key Points; 2. How to Achieve Safe and Independent Travel; Trust in your mind; The power of words; Your future is created today; It's your decision; The five consecutive steps of travel-training; Applying the five steps of travel-training; Key points; Part 2: Travel-=Training
  • The Ingredients.
  • 3. Establishing the Travel-Training GoalWhat's a goal?; Considerations to help establish a relevant and achievable travel-training goal; Key points; 4. Planning and Teaching a Travel Route; Planning the route; Which segment to teach first?; How to teach route segments; Sequencing travel-training skills; Key points; Part 3: Travel-Training
  • Important Considerations; 5. Techniques for Travel-Training; Reinforcement-let's be positive!; Ignoring incorrect behavior; Prompting; Stop talking; Criteria setting and fading out from a program; Teaching schedules; Forward and backward chaining.
  • Key points6. Environmental Factors; Where's my red hat? Being visible to traffic; Fear of dogs, loud noises, and people; Stranger danger; Key points; 7. Road Crossing
  • Teaching Road Crossing to the Beginner; Crossing the road at traffic lights using audio-tactile signals; Crossing the road at a marked/controlled crossing; Crossing the road at an unmarked/uncontrolled crossing; Key points; 8. Other Very Important Travel-Training Skills; Money handling; Communication skills; Phone skills; Time awareness; Bus travel; Train travel; Key points.
  • 9. Travel-Training in Schools with Student Groups with DisabilitiesPreparation for travel-training; Key points; 10. Travel-Training Case Studies; Routes for beginner travelers; Routes for intermediate travelers; Routes for advanced travelers; Top Tips for Trainers; Glossary; Encouragement from Parents and Professionals; Index; Blank Page.