Giggle Time - Establishing the Social

Consumer text provides 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. Describes techniques for developing language skills, developmental delays, and a framework for future language growth. Includes descriptive halftone illustrations. Softcover.

Susan Aud Sonders, M.Ed, has over twenty years of experience teaching children with autism. She has created and refined techniques that develop crucial communication skills, and has presented numerous seminars

Foreword

9

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Acknowledgments

11

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Introduction

13

(2)

Developing a Turn-Taking Sequence

15

(36)

What is a giggle game?

17

(7)

Looking for possible turns

24

(5)

Building a sequence of turns

29

(6)

Altering your turn

35

(6)

Three components of successful turn-taking

41

(10)

Developing Staying Power

51

(56)

Following the child's lead

53

(6)

Using rhyme

59

(20)

Using movement

79

(7)

Using imitation

86

(8)

Using props

94

(7)

Setting the pace

101

(6)

Expecting More

107

(20)

Delaying your turn

108

(8)

Repeating the cue

116

(5)

Dropping a word

121

(6)

Encouraging Initiation

127

(30)

Seizing the moment

128

(12)

Using props

140

(5)

Physical prompts

145

(12)

Verbal Play: Pre-Conversational Speech

157

(60)

What is verbal play?

158

(13)

Verbal play: Stages 1 to 5

171

(17)

Developing verbal play through movement and touch

188

(6)

Developing verbal play through rhythm and rhyme

194

(9)

Developing verbal play through visual cues

203

(8)

Developing verbal play without movement, rhythm, and rhyme, or visual cues

211

(6)

Epilogue

217

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Appendix

219

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Bibliography

221

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Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection: A Program to Develop the Communication Skills of Children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and PDD

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