Communication Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Do We Speak the Same Language?

Providing a theoretical foundation for understanding communication and language impairments specific to autism, Olga Bogdashina explores the...
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Author: Olga Bogdashina
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Communication Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Do We Speak the Same Language? by Bogdashina, Olga

Communication Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Do We Speak the Same Language?

$107.40

Communication Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Do We Speak the Same Language?

$107.40
Author: Olga Bogdashina
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Providing a theoretical foundation for understanding communication and language impairments specific to autism, Olga Bogdashina explores the effects of different perceptual and cognitive styles on the communication and language development of autistic children. She stresses the importance of identifying each autistic individual's nonverbal language - which can be visual, tactile, kinaesthetic, auditory, olfactory or gustatory - with a view to establish a shared means of verbal communication. She offers an explanation of why certain approaches, for example PECS, might work with some autistic children but not others. Offering real insights, the What They Say' sections enable the reader to see through the eyes of autistic individuals and to understand their language differences first hand.

What We Can Do to Help' sections throughout the book give practical recommendations on what to do in order to help autistic individuals use their natural mechanisms to learn and develop social and communicative skills. The final chapters are devoted to assessment and intervention issues with practical recommendations for selecting appropriate methods and techniques to enhance communication, based on the specific mode of communication a person uses.

Author: Olga Bogdashina
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
Published: 01/01/2004
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.64h x 6.72w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9781843102670

About the Author
Olga Bogdashina, MSc (Education), MA (Autism), PhD (Linguistics) has worked extensively in the field of autism as teacher, lecturer and researcher, with a particular interest in sensory-perceptual and communication problems in autism. Since 1994, she has been the director of the first Day Centre for autistic children in Ukraine and the President of the Autism Society, Ukraine. Olga teaches and lectures around the world. She is currently a Visiting Lecturer at Birmingham University and Consultant Psychologist for Services for Adults with Autism, Doncaster, UK. She has a teenage autistic son.


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