Autistic Spectrum Disorders in the Early Years PDF

by Lynn (Autism Cymru) Plimley, Maggie (Autism Cymru) Bowen, Hugh (Autism Cymru) Morgan

Part of the Autistic Spectrum Disorder Support Kit series

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'An extremely helpful, compact guide for anyone working in early years education... provides clear information for all professionals who work with children from birth to five with autistic spectrum disorders...

A short, accessible and reader-friendly book that addresses the key issues' - Nursery EducationLooking at the early years of a child's life, this book provides information on the services that are available for those from birth to five years, and addresses issues related to identification, assessment, teaching and learning and family support.

It is illustrated with case studies provided by parents and practitioners.

The following areas are discussed:o the Code of Practice for SEN & the SEN and Disability Discrimination Acto identification and assessmento good practice examples of multi-agency collaboration and provisiono partnership with parentso social skills and behaviouro alternative intervention and home-based programmeso the transition from pre-school to school. Professionals in Health, Social Services and Education, pre-school playgroups, nursery staff, parents and carers will all find this book useful. Conference InformationThe Good Autism Practice (GAP) conference is based on the successful foundations of the Good Autism Practice (GAP) journal, which provides a platform for acknowledging and sharing good practice in autism.