1st Edition
Autism and the Social World of Childhood A sociocultural perspective on theory and practice
By Carmel Conn
Copyright 2014
198 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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A key issue for researchers and practitioners is how to support the social engagement of children with autism in ordinary, everyday social processes that are transactional in nature and involve mixed groups of children, with and without autism, in rich and varied relationships.
Autism and the Social World of Childhood brings together current understandings about the social engagement of... Read more
1. Introduction: Richness and Variation in Children’s Lives 2. The Social Experiences of Children with Autism 3. Children’s Cultural Worlds 4. Children’s Cultures of Communication 5. Finding Ways to Play and Make Meaning 6. Researching Autism in Natural Contexts 7. From Intervention to Assessment in Autism Education 8. The Practitioner’s Toolbox
Biography
Carmel Conn is a teacher and researcher, and has a background in special educational needs and inclusive education. She has many years of experience in supporting children with autism, their friends, schools and families in included educational settings.
'This book provides excellent discussions of the complexities of the sociological underpinnings of autism and how children with this condition develop and grow compared to more "typically developing children."...Conn offers a number of proven techniques to investigate how these children can be understood and provided with meaningful educational and social experiences in and out of school...Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections.'- -J. D. Neal, University of Central Missouri, in CHOICE, January 2015
