Do-Watch-Listen-Say: Social and Communication Intervention for Children with Autism

by Kathleen Ann Quill, Kathleen Norton Bracken (Contributor), Maria E. Fair (Contributor)

Children with autism pose a perplexing and inconsistent puzzle when it comes to their social skills and communication development. You need research-based techniques that will enable you to support the acquisition of these vital skills. In this guide, you'll get this and more as you

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Nonfiction

430 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

Reviews

[Rosemary · Rating 2 out of 5]

I skimmed through this, but nothing it said jumped out at me, and I found the style dry and academic. The preface promises "vignettes", and there are occasional case studies in chapters 1 and 3, and quite a number in chapter 2, but all of them are presenting the problem rather than an approach that works, so I still found them dry. Chapter 4 improved in presenting solutions, but they were still basic, and outlined more briefly and engagingly in other books. By this stage I gave up.

This book may have been useful back in 2000, but there are many other more accessible and more inspiring texts now. Try "Learn to Play" by Karen Stagnitti, which really is a "practical, user-friendly resource" that also contains the Symbolic & Imaginative Play Developmental Checklist.

[Mindy Goergen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent insight and instruction into working with young children on the Autism Spectrum.

[Seth the Zest · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great resource for teachers of students with autism. I plan to mine its social skills section to help teach my students.