The Eclipse Model: Essential Cognitive Lessons to Improve Personal Engagement for Young People with Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS - Softcover

Sherry Moyer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934575372 ISBN 13: 9781934575376

Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Co,US, 2009

Synopsis

The ECLIPSE Model targets the skills needed to improve social competence, such as executive functioning, theory of mind, causal attribution, processing speed and working memory. Without effective use of these skills on a regular basis, development of other areas of functioning academic, adaptive, social and vocational skills will be inhibited. The ECLIPSE Model directly addresses four challenge areas that are not typically covered by other curricula: self-regulation, executive function, attribution retraining and sensory awareness. These four areas impact almost all activities across environments, and individuals without adequate skills in these areas are unlikely to reach their full potential. The curriculum provides step-by-step lessons for teaching these vital skills in a way that will motivate young people.

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About the Author

Sherry A. Moyer, MSW, is the Asperger Syndrome consultant for NHS Human Services of Pennsylvania, where she focuses on staff development, outcomes monitoring for autism programs, and program enhance¬ment. Sherry is the former executive director of the Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States. She speaks nationally and internationally and has contributed to several books, including Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence (Myles & Adreon, 2001), The Educator s Guide to Mental Health Issues in the Classroom (Kline & Silver, 2004), and The Comprehensive Autism Planning System (CAPS) for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Autism and Related Disabilities: Integrating Best Practices Throughout the Student s Day (Henry & Myles, 2007). Moyer was a 2002 Hartman Child and Family Scholar, and in 2006 she was a parent participant in the Inaugural Research Convocation for the Organization for Autism Research in Washington, DC. Her professional interests include the influence of attribution and self-regulation on social competence, trauma/post-traumatic stress dis¬order and the connection to ASD, transition to adulthood, and vocational rehabilitation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Co,US
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934575372
• ISBN 13: 9781934575376
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290