by Mary Jane Weiss & Valbona Demiri


Item: 9781890627706


Format: paperback
Pages: 200

When children’s communication skills lag, all areas of learning and socialisation are affected. Jumpstarting Communication Skills in Children with Autism describes how an ABA approach can help children age 2-10 who have significant communication problems — difficulty making requests, perseverative speech, a lack of fluency in conversational exchanges, trouble reading others’ signals, and more — learn to understand and use speech and language.

Enriched by case studies, this straightforward and information-packed book examines using the Applied Verbal Behavior (AVB) method to tackle a wide variety of communication problems typical of children with autism. In a nutshell, AVB consists of observing and analysing a child’s communication behaviours, breaking them down into functions, and then teaching and reinforcing needed skills.

AVB strategies and the other methods profiled (PECS, sign language, video modeling, scripts, social stories, etc.) can greatly boost a child’s understanding of verbal and nonverbal communication, and help him improve his expressive abilities. The authors provide helpful suggestions on how parents can support this process and teach and reinforce communication skills at home.

With Jumpstarting Communication Skills in Children with Autism parents and professionals can help young kids, both those with and without speech, expand their communication abilities and opportunities, enabling greater inclusion and progress in daily activities.

Reviews
“Good communication shouldn’t be overlooked, especially when dealing with autism. Jumpstarting Communication Skills in Children with Autism: A Parent’s Guide to Applied Verbal Behavior is a guide to better understanding autism from Mary Jane Weiss, who advises parents in how to teach their autistic children to better communicate with others and how to get around their possible deficiencies that stem from their autism. Jumpstarting Communication Skills in Children with Autism is a fine pick for community library autism and parenting collections.”
- Library Bookwatch, January 2012

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