Using intensive interaction and sensory integration : a handbook for those who support people with severe autistic spectrum disorder /

Show other versions (1)

People with severe autism experience the sensory information they receive from the world completely differently to those not on the spectrum. They feel cut off and overwhelmed, and their behaviour can become very distressed. This handbook shows how we can engage with people who are non-verbal or sem...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Caldwell, Phoebe
Other Authors: Horwood, Jane, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
Subjects:
Autism.
People with mental disabilities > Means of communication.
Nonverbal communication.
Autistic Disorder
Nonverbal Communication
Autisme.
Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle > Moyens de communication.
Communication non verbale.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Autism
Nonverbal communication
People with mental disabilities > Means of communication
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A different sensory experience
  • Alternative viewpoints
  • Sensory distress and its causes
  • Sensory distortions
  • Emotional overload
  • Confusing messages
  • Case study : a day in the life of Mike
  • Intensive interaction
  • So what about distressed behaviour?
  • Conclusion.

Similar Items