Giggle Time is a step-by-step program for parents, teachers and other professionals to help develop the non-verbal, verbal and social reciprocity skills of children with autism. It describes in accessible detail how to communicate with children with autism and gives clear instructions on "how to" techniques for developing language skills. Specifically addressing developmental delays, Giggle Time helps to lay the necessary framework for future language growth by turning the actions the child initiates into interactions with meaning. This is a user-friendly guide, packed full of fun and child-centered exercises that can be carried out at home or in the classroom.
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Susan Aud Sonders is an experienced teacher who is currently teaching pre-school children with autism at the Taylor Autistic Center, Michigan. She is also a guest instructor at Oakland University, Michigan.
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This review is from: Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection: A Program to Develop the Communication Skills of Children With Autism, Asperger Syndrome and Pdd (Paperback)
Contrary to the impression its packaging may give, this book doesn't present anything like a complete guide to developing communication skills for children with autism. Instead, what it describes is one technique to build simple interactive games to help begin communication with children with limited language.However, this can be valuable for many children, and the book is clear and helpfully illustrated with photo examples of real-life games. So I'd recommend it on that basis.
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great book!,
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This review is from: Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection: A Program to Develop the Communication Skills of Children With Autism, Asperger Syndrome and Pdd (Paperback)
I bought this book years ago and passed it on to another mom. It is a great way to open communication with your child who has a speech delay. I like the approach because it is different than other forms of therapy that almost create a pavlovian response. This technique helps your child to respond to you socially in THEIR OWN way, which I think is more beneficial. It is not a cure all, there are many aspects to treating a child with developmental delays, but I think it is a must in any treatment regimin.
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This chapter will discuss the process of developing joint action routines between the child and adult. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
verbal play routine, verbal play stage, giggle game, reinforcing turn, verbal play pattern, adequate staying power, adult assigns meaning, nonverbal turn, small play space, joint action routine, game prop, giggle time, throwing feet, giggle session, flipped word, bounces child, communication ladder, vestibular movement, verbally prompt, verbal routine, physical prompting, play format, social smile, farmer rides, initiating behavior Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Humpty Dumpty, Using Props, Great Britain, North America, Blast Off, Old Macdonald, United States, Deepak Chopra, Each Day, New Beginning, Rolling Ball, Marianne Williamson, Rainer Maria Rilke, Young Poet New!
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This chapter will discuss the process of developing joint action routines between the child and adult. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
verbal play routine, verbal play stage, giggle game, reinforcing turn, verbal play pattern, adequate staying power, adult assigns meaning, nonverbal turn, small play space, joint action routine, game prop, giggle time, throwing feet, giggle session, flipped word, bounces child, communication ladder, vestibular movement, verbally prompt, verbal routine, physical prompting, play format, social smile, farmer rides, initiating behavior Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Humpty Dumpty, Using Props, Great Britain, North America, Blast Off, Old Macdonald, United States, Deepak Chopra, Each Day, New Beginning, Rolling Ball, Marianne Williamson, Rainer Maria Rilke, Young Poet New!
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- Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke on page 121, page 140, and page 188
- Letters To a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke on page 121, page 140, and page 188
- A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson on page 108, and page 116
- Reaching the Young Autistic Child by Sibylle Janert on page 59, and Back Matter
- How to Know God: The Soul's Journey into the Mystery of Mysteries by Deepak Chopra on page 17, and page 41
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- Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities: Characteristics, Diagnosis and Treatment Within an Educational Setting by Marieke Molenaar-Klumper in Front Matter
- Children's Unspoken Language by Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon in Front Matter
- My Social Stories Book by Abbie Leigh White in Front Matter
- Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD by Steven E. Gutstein in Front Matter
- Playing, Laughing, and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers by Julia Moor in Front Matter
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