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When given the chance, young people with Asperger's can be the most charismatic actors that have ever hit the stage. In this guidebook, author Amelia Davies provides the theories and activities you'll need to set up acting classes that double as social skills groups for individuals with Aspergers or high-functioning autism. Included are acting exercises and plays that teach actors how to control and use body language, nonverbal communication, tone of voice, facial expressions, and movement, which are all important social skills. Using these and many other skills onstage allows actors to develop social understanding through repetition and generalization. Actors can learn as a group or focus on individual challenges through their characters. Lights, camera, action!
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Davies received her Bachelor's of Fine Arts from Boston Conservatory, and her Masters' of Fine Arts in acting from Brandeis University. She then made her living for many years as a actress, director, and producer, including a national tour with the Missoula Children's Theatre. Drawing both on her background in theatre and on her experience working with adults and children with autism, she has developed a fun, easy to follow, step-by-step drama curriculum specifically for parents and professionals without backgrounds in acting.
When given the chance, young people with Asperger's can be the most charismatic actors that have ever hit the stage. In this guidebook, author Amelia Davies provides the theories and activities you'll need to set up acting classes that double as social skills groups for individuals with Aspergers or high-functioning autism. Included are acting exercises and plays that teach actors how to control and use body language, nonverbal communication, tone of voice, facial expressions, and movement, which are all important social skills. Using these and many other skills onstage allows actors to develop social understanding through repetition and generalization. Actors can learn as a group or focus on individual challenges through their characters. Lights, camera, action!
About the Author
Davies received her Bachelor's of Fine Arts from Boston Conservatory, and her Masters' of Fine Arts in acting from Brandeis University. She then made her living for many years as a actress, director, and producer, including a national tour with the Missoula Children's Theatre. Drawing both on her background in theatre and on her experience working with adults and children with autism, she has developed a fun, easy to follow, step-by-step drama curriculum specifically for parents and professionals without backgrounds in acting.
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We are creating a tight, exciting, exclusive little unit here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
student aides, peer audience, rabbit friends, functioning autism, acting class, other rabbits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rabbit Friend, Asperger's Syndrome, The Rabbit's Bride, Red Riding Hood, Enter Rabbit, High Functioning Autism, Enter Daughter, Enter Mother, Keith Johnstone New!
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- Little Red Riding Hood (Kincaid, Lucy, Now You Can Read.) by Lucy Kincaid on page 139, and page 150
- The Social Skills Picture Book Teaching play, emotion, and communication to children with autism by Dr. Jed Baker in Back Matter
- Sleeping Beauty by Gill Davies on page 81
- Jack and the Beanstalk by Gill Davies on page 166
- Hot and Cold (Starting Science) by Kay Davies on page 54
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