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Relationship Development Intervention 2 volume set

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15th March 2002

Price: £45

Selected:  ebook / ISBN-13: 9781846423291

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Friendship, even for the most able, requires hard work, and the odds are heavily stacked against those with autism spectrum conditions. Designed for younger children, typically between the ages of two and eight, this comprehensive set of enjoyable activities emphasizes foundation skills such as social referencing, regulating behaviour, conversational reciprocity and synchronized actions. The authors include many objectives to plan and evaluate a child’s progress, each one related to a specific exercise. Suitable for parental use, the manual is also designed for easy implementation in schools and in therapeutic settings.

Reviews

Peach
The book contains step by step well laid out activities to teach and encourage skills such as attending, social referencing, improvisation, co-creativity and collaborating, among many others. It is a very much a user friendly 'manual' and will be great for planning playdates. The first book is aimed at ages 2 - 8
NAPOT
This Publication is much more than a book, it is a prescription of detailed objectiv-based interventions in developmental progression for children aged 2 to 8 to develop friendships, relationships and appropriate social behaviour.This manual is suitable for parental use and is an excellent frame of reference to adopt when working with children to acquire relationship skills. It discreetly covers attention, motivation, eye contact and management. This book is not the fix-it model for relationship difficulties, but I fail to see how even implementing one of the activities could not have a positive outcome for both child and therapist.
Bulletin
It provides a wealth of activities, following a developmental model, for therapists teachers and parents. The authors suggest that children with autism do not develop friendships just by being among peers, but need strategies and activities to develop the foundations of social referencing, regulation of their own behaviour, and practice in becoming a social partner.The activities focus on teaching the child how to see others as real people, develop a curiosity for social interaction, become a team member, and adapt in social settings. Although some initial activities are a little unorthadox, they are fun and designed to provide the scaffolding needed to teach relationship skills.