Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Autism - Softcover

Pat Crissey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578616913 ISBN 13: 9781578616916

Publisher: Attainment Company, 2009

Synopsis

A comprehensive overview of methods and strategies for developing functional communication in children and adolescents with autism. Teaching Communication Skills addresses the needs of nonverbal and beginning communicators, plus children with high functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome. The book provides a PDF on CD with many valuable resproducibles, like reinforcement preference sheets and symbol recognition assessments. A unique resource that focuses on the one issue pertinent to all individuals on the spectrum - communication.

About this title

About the Author:

Pat Crissey has worked in the field of special education for over 20 years as a special education teacher and autism consultant. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in special and elementary education from Illinois State University and completed graduate work in special education from Western Oregon University. She lives in McMinnville, Oregon with her husband, has three grown children, and two granddaughters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Attainment Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1578616913
• ISBN 13: 9781578616916
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Tom Kinney
• Illustrator: Sherry Pribbenow