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November 2005
Group Treatment for Asperger Syndrome
A Social Skill Curriculum
Lynn Adams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
182 pages. Softcover. 6 x 9. DVD included.
ISBN 1-59756-022-7. US$42.50 £25.00 AU$70.00
Price effective September 1, 2008
US$45.00 CAN$51.00 £29.00 AU$70.00
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- The first book to address social skill instruction for this growing audience
- Presents speech-language pathologists with ready to use curricula in three distinctive age groups
- Lynn Adams is highly qualified and eminently experienced in the field
ABOUT THE BOOK
This book provides a functional curriculum for social skill work in the group setting for children with Asperger syndrome. Adams, who is Director of the Radford University Autism Center, has been providing group intervention for children with AS for the past five years, and has based this guide directly on case studies and experience. The result is a necessary guide to an approach that proves ideal for both clinicians and the children they work with. In a group setting, children learn to be part of a group and to interact with peers, while clinicians are able to provide social skill instruction to several children at once.
This book is divided into sections that provide information about Asperger syndrome, principles for group intervention, and curricula for group intervention for three different age groups. Adams outlines original exercises for children of preschool age (ages 4 and 5), elementary age (ages 6 though 9), and late elementary/middle school age (ages 10 through 12). The book is unique in its subject matter and approach, and has been written to fill a void in the current clinical literature. Clinicians who work with children with Asperger syndrome will find this friendly resource manual an easy to use, highly interactive learning tool that will improve their clinical repertoire by allowing them to provide effective group treatment for children with Asperger syndrome.
CONTENTS
- Preface.
- Introduction: Definition of Asperger Syndrome; Characteristics of Asperger Syndrome; Needs of Children with Asperger Syndrome; Theory of Mind; Challenges for Children with Asperger Syndrome; Group Intervention.
- Activities for Children Three to Five Years of Age.
- Activities for Children Six to Nine Years of Age.
- Activities for Children Ten to Twelve.
- References.
- Appendix A: Checklist for Instructors on the Go.
- Appendix B: Activities that Need no Materials.
- Alphabetical Index.
- Thematic Index.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lynn Adams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders of Radford University. Additionally, she serves as Director of the Radford University Autism Center. The center, funded by the university and a grant for the Jesse Ball duPont Foundation provides interdisciplinary assessment and treatment services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in southwestern Virginia. She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Her areas of research and clinical expertise include Asperger syndrome, Autism and related disorders, language acquisition and disorders in infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
A teacher and supervisor in the university setting since 1992, she has also served local school systems as an Autism Education Consultant since 1994. She worked in a public school setting, and a developmental evaluation center. She received her doctorate from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and her MS and BS from The Florida State University, Tallahassee.
Dr. Adams is active in both the state and national professional associations. She served as the President-Elect and President of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia (SHAV). She is currently serving as a Legislative Councilor from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
AUDIENCE
Primary: Speech-Language Pathology
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