Personal Hygiene? What's That Got To Do [Paperback]

Pat Crissey (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

This book is a curriculum developed for students with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, learning and developmental disabilities, designed to help them understand how others perceive their appearance and the social implications of neglecting personal hygiene. Simple factual information is accompanied by humorous cartoons that emphasize how others view someone with poor hygiene and explain exactly what the student needs to do to ensure good hygiene. Quizzes and activity pages provide numerous opportunities for repetition and reinforcement of the key points. There are also hands-on activities to demonstrate why and how to perform various hygiene tasks. Several social stories are also provided, along with a set of worksheets that help students set up a daily schedule to allow time for completing necessary hygiene tasks.

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About the Author

Pat Crissey has worked in the field of special education for over twenty years, as a teacher and autism consultant. She has a BSc degree in special and elementary education and completed the graduate work in special education. She lives with her husband, has three grown children and one young granddaughter. Noah Crissey is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 8 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843107961
• ISBN-13: 978-1843107965
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #51 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Health > Personal Hygiene
  • #59 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Special Needs
  • #75 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Children's Health > Autism & Asperger's Syndrome

More About the Author

Pat Crissey has been a special education teacher and autism consultant for over twenty years. She has written numerous special education books and teaching materials, which evolved from her hands-on experience working with kids and adults with special needs. Pat lives in Oregon with her husband and has three grown children and two young granddaughters.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas and checklists., May 20, 2007

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D. J. Ryan "D J NZ" (Auckland New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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Good ideas and checklist for personal hygiene issues, great for special needs students aged 9 - 21 yrs, cartons are age appropriate.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for special needs class, September 21, 2011

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I teach high school students on the Autism Spectrum and this has been a great resource for my class. I bought a class set for each student and have found this very helpful for them. The book speaks their language and has a variety of ways to get the point across. It has vocab, stories, charts, and experiments to help drive home the point. The kids also enjoy the cartoons to look at while reading. I highly recommend this to any teacher who has been struggling to find ways to to get the importance of personal hygiene across.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars same old stuff, May 9, 2008

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Lisa (Georgia) - See all my reviews

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This pretty much ended up reading in the same way we've been harping on this stuff for a while. Nothing really stood out to my son. However, if you haven't been a "harper", it might help you out.