- ISBN13: 9781843107149
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Friendship, even for the most able, requires hard work, and the odds are heavily stacked against those with autism spectrum disorders. Designed for younger children, typically between the ages of two and eight, this comprehensive set of activities emphasizes foundation skills such as social referencing, regulating behavior, conversational reciprocity and synchronized actions. The authors include over 300 objectives to plan and evaluate a child’s progress, each one r… More >>
#1 by Rachael L. Friesen on January 30, 2010 - 5:37 am
I’m a school social worker and I facilitate a social skills group daily with students with Autism. I love this book and consider it my Bible for social skills activities. It is based on research, has an excellent theory, the activities are in sequential order of development and short and sweet to perform.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Jessica Desroches on January 30, 2010 - 7:08 am
As you can see, I enjoy the topic of Autism. This approach has more useful ideas that should be considred when working with children with Autism. Although, this is a more parent/home approach, there can be some carry-over into school as well.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Cyber Gypsy on January 30, 2010 - 9:05 am
My son and I love the games in this book, and we often end up in fits of laughter.
I also love RDI because it doesn’t feel like therapy – it just feels like playing! The games are light and non invasive, and don’t involve analytical thinking or psychology etc. This is perfect for my son as he tends to think too much about things. These games get right outside of linear thinking and work on relating.
Highly recommended!
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by slp on January 30, 2010 - 11:54 am
Great for preschoolers with autism who are low to high functioning. You will come away with a least 5 new play activites here that will always work.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Ms. Maria Toledano on January 30, 2010 - 2:21 pm
This book gives excellent advice to parents on ways for parents to help their autistic child develop socially. The principles are laid out clearly and activity descriptions are easy to follow. Unfortunately, for us, the beginner activities are nearly all too difficult for my child. As the book makes the objectives for each activity clear, parents can, if necessary, invent easier activities to meet them. I would recommend it but I understand the authors no longer do, saying that RDI has moved on since its publication and that the book no longer represents what RDI is about.
Rating: 3 / 5