a new approach to tutoring children with autism and Asperger syndrome /
First Statement of Responsibility
Olga Holland.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (128 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Prologue -- pt. I. The Journey to the Aristotle School. Billy grows up -- Face to face with autism -- Making the decision -- The deal with the district -- Setting up a school at home -- Homework -- pt. II. Adjusting to a Non-Typical World. In the debris of two minds -- Where are you, Billy? -- Are you with me? -- Minding the "D" words -- Eye language -- Body language -- Attention! -- pt. III. A Teacher's Strategies. Connecting the world -- On acquiring knowledge -- Remember? -- The five-senses approach -- English as a step-language -- Every person has a story -- pt. IV. Afterthoughts and Milestones. In search of humor -- Why Aristotle? -- Milestones -- Epilogue
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Faced with the apparent inability of her autistic son Billy to learn and socialize with other children at school, Olga Holland decided to teach him at home. Where traditional educational approaches had produced limited results, the author's own method of teaching succeeded, over a period of two years, in enabling Billy to pass the test that allowed him to enter a class for gifted children. Teaching at Home explains the author's approach, focused on adapting to the demands of Billy's atypical mind and respecting his vivid imaginative world while attracting and retaining his attention. The autho.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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Ingram Content Group
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JessicaKingsleyPublishers9781846421266
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Teaching at home.
International Standard Book Number
1843107872
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Asperger's syndrome.
Autistic children-- Education.
Home schooling.
Advice On Parenting.
Asperger's syndrome.
Asperger's syndrome.
Autistic children-- Education.
Autistic children-- Education.
Child & Developmental Psychology.
Coping With Disability.
EDUCATION-- Special Education-- Learning Disabilities.