Learning With A Visual Brain In An Auditory World [Paperback]

Ellyn Lucas Arwood (Author), Carole Kaulitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 27, 2007

Even though many scholars recognize that individuals with autism spectrum disorders use visual ways of thinking, most fail to realize that a visual mental language is different from physically seeing something. This book addresses visual ways of thinking by recommending strategies that are language-based and consider the complexity of the underlying biological learning system. This unique approach can be used to provide direction for choosing the most effective assessment and intervention methods for people with ASD.

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About the Author

Carole Kaulitz, M.Ed.,CCC/SLP, is currently self-employed as a Speech-Language Pathologist/Autism Consultant. She has worked in many public schools systems over the past 32 years in a variety of roles related to working with students with autism spectrum disorders. Her expertise centers on developing a collaboration/consultation communication model for educators working with students with autism spectrum disorders of all ages and language/learning levels with a focus on visual strategies and social communication. Carole has extensive training in multi-methodologies related to autism, and has presented numerous workshops about Visual Learning Systems, Language/Learning Assessments, and Strategies for Learning with a Visual Brain to interested professionals and parents throughout the State of Washington and parts of Oregon and California. Carole lives in Washington State with Don, her husband of 32 years, and her son, David, and daughter, Sarah, who are learning to navigate the adult world. Dr. Ellyn Lucas Arwood, a speech-language pathologist, educator, and special educator for the past 35 years. She began working with children with autism in 1972. Shortly after that, she engaged in application research for children who would be diagnosed today as having autism spectrum disabilities. In 1975, she began her doctoral work with a dissertation in speech for children with autism spectrum disabilities, referred to as emotionally disturbed children in that era. Since then she is the author of five textbooks; numerous articles, chapters, and monographs. Dr. Arwood began using drawing with nonverbal students in 1971, developing it into drawn pictures, event-based pictures, cartoons and flowcharts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 327 pages
• Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company; 1st edition (February 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931282382
• ISBN-13: 978-1931282383
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #752,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent: How Autistics Learn., October 22, 2008

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JB (Wilmington, DE. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learning With A Visual Brain In An Auditory World (Paperback)

This is an excellent book. It was difficult for me to follow the jargon in particular; but well worth the effort. The book details from a neurological point of view how a typical child learns; and where the breakdown occurs for an autistic child; and how to bridge that gap through motor activity and visual pictures. A wonderful look inside the autistic mind and autistic behavior. This is my favorite book. I only wish that the authors would create a sort of at-home manual for parents of small children; for beginner preschoolers who do not read or write, and how to begin them down that road. There is some information in this book for that, but I would like to see a whole book written for exactly how to do it step-by-step in detail, and also entirely for laymen, with no jargon. I hope others choose to read this book and comment. I would love to know someone else's thoughts.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Parents & All Educators, November 2, 2010

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This review is from: Learning With A Visual Brain In An Auditory World (Paperback)

This book brings a new light to the world from the perspective of someone affected with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is a valuable resource for parents, but especially educators. In today's classroom it is not uncommon to have a student with ASD participating in 70-100% of daily classroom activities. The book demonstrates the best way to access those learners, and the techniques presented are helpful for ALL LEARNERS.
Most students today learn in much the same was as a person with ASD, though they are not affected by the same deficit in their social understanding of their world. If this method of teaching concepts is highly effective, from how to brush your teeth to how the nitrogen cycle works, why are more educators not using it in the classroom? It is a new way to think about learning concepts, and though you may need to re-read a few sections and spend some time really thinking about what is being said, it is completely worth the time.