Forest School and Autism: A Practical Guide

by Michael James

Forest School's innovative outdoor approach offers specific benefits to learners with autism, including increased social skills, raised self-esteem and improved sensory function. This guide raises autism awareness amongst practitioners by providing practical and easy-to-follow advice for adapting Forest School activities for those with autism. For those coming from a mainstream Forest School background, the author offers an introduction to autism and shows what Forest School can offer people with autism - both children and adults - with first-person accounts that highlight its success with this group. The guide gives advice on the social and sensory benefits, offers practical advice on safety and on how to set up a Forest School and finally presents specific activities to be incorporated into practitioners' routines.

Genres: Nonfiction, Education, Autistic Spectrum Disorder

208 pages, Paperback

Published April 19, 2018

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Reviews

[Nicola · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very well written book. I've recommended it to people for reasons that have nothing to do with forest schools (although that was why I picked it up) but because I think it engages really well with discussing ways that autism can present and be supported in different circumstances.