Enabling Communication in Children with Autism

AvCarol Potter,Christopher Whittaker

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Engelska, 2001

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Addressing the complex issue of what constitutes a communication enabling environment for children with autism who use little or no speech, Potter and Whittaker show that the communication of these children can be significantly affected by a range of social and environmental influences. As well as providing an overview of the theoretical issues involved, Enabling Communication in Children with Autism provides detailed practical advice. Key elements of the recommended approach include* the use of minimal speech* proximal communication* the use of appropriate systems of communication including multipointing* providing many and varied opportunities for communication.Arguing that encouraging spontaneous communication should be viewed as a major educational goal for these children, Potter and Whittaker demonstrate that these children can and do communicate in enabling environments and provide practical, proven strategies for creating such environments.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-03-15
Språk:Engelska
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781846422782
Förlag:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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Carol Potter, BA(Hons), PGCE, M.Ed, has worked extensively in the field of autism as teacher, lecturer, consultant and researcher. She currently combines teaching with independent research and freelance staff training consultancy. Chris Whittaker, DAES, M.Ed, has taught, lectured and published in the field of special education for the last thirty years, with a particular interest in children with complex learning disabilities and autism. He is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Durham, and also works as a freelance consultant through CIRA-UK.

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This book discusses research into educational provision for children with autism who have minimal or no speech. The authors argue for a focus on the strengths of the child rather than a 'deficit model' of autism and for the creation of 'communication-enabling environments' with a view to encouraging spontaneous communication. I believe the book will be very appropriate to its target audience since it contains much practical advice, for example, concerning the provision of high quality communication opportunities and communication environments. It is a very readable and well-structured book, and readers are likely to appreciate the 'summary points' at the end of each chapter and the 'key research findings' sections. Interesting case studies are used throughout the book. A general strength of the book is that the approaches and strategies advocated are clearly grounded in research, so that the authors can provide 'clear evidence that they were enabling for the children'. A further strength lies in the authors' attempts to raise and address challenges that their strategies might pose to practice.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. 1. The research: Approaches and findings. 2. A minimal speech approach. 3. Proximal communication: An autism specific interactional approach. 4. Prompting for spontaneous communication. 5. Developing early communication systems. 6. Creating communication rich environments. 7. Facilitating interaction between children with autism. 8. Enabling styles of classroom management. 9. Communication within the curriculum. 10. Conclusions and ways forward. Appendix. References. Index.