Description: Communicating Partners by James D. MacDonald The program focuses on five key stages of communication development - interactive play, nonverbal communication, social language, conversation, and civil behaviour - and five life-long responsive strategies to use every day to build relationships within the childs own world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Children with autism and their life partners - their parents, families, peers and educators - who are not on the autism spectrum can feel as though they live in separate and even incompatible worlds. "Communicating Partners", the result of over 30 years of clinical practice, research and professional teaching, offers an innovative approach to working with children with ASDs that focuses on developing these relationships through mutual understanding. With extended case studies illustrating each stage of development and practical strategies for parents, teachers and professionals that help them to understand their childs world, "Communicating Partners" should be a useful resource for those interacting and working with children with autism. Author Biography James D. MacDonald, Ph.D was Professor of Speech and Language Pathology and Developmental Disabilities at Ohio State University. He has written six books and over fifty professional papers on communication development. He currently directs the Communicating Partners Center which provides family therapy, continuing education workshops, school consultations, and an international information network through an internet group. Table of Contents Preface. Part I: Introduction to the Model. 1. The 30-year journey with 1000 children - how Communicating Partners came about. 2. Guiding Principles. 3. Key features of Communicating Partners and contrasts with traditional approaches to autism. 4. Examples of children studied for this book. 5. Theoretical foundations for Communicating Partners. 6. Basic components of Communicating Partners: five developmental stages and five relationship strategies. Part II: Five Stages of Communication. 7. Interaction: the first stage in learning to communicate. 8. Nonverbal communication: the second stage in learning to communicate. 9. Social language: the third stage in learning to communicate. 10. Conversation: the fourth stage in learning to communicate. 11. Civil behavior: the fifth stage in learning to communicate. Part III: Following your childs development from isolation to civil conversation. 12. The Adult-Child Relationship Map for assessment and planning. 13. The environment form. Appendix A: Research support for Communicating Partners. References. Subject Index. Author Index. Review James MacDonalds book is based on over 30 years of research and clinical work at Ohio State University. Communicating Partners is an optimistic approach to working with children with communication disorders. It challenges practitioners to think beyond traditional therapy programmes and focus more on language learning in naturalistic environments and developing strengths through positive social relationships. MacDonald encourages practitioners and parents to consider the power of child-led play and advocates the theory that only once you enter into the childs world will you have the slightest chance of teaching them something new. Communicating Partners is a useful resource for professionals working with children with language and social communication difficulties and would also be of interest to parents. -- Early Talk NewsletterThe book offers speech and language professionals a model to guide their therapy plans, but emphasizes the need for therapy to be generalized to daily life. Accordingly it emphasizes the need for parents and professionals to become partners in helping the child, stressing that children best develop social interaction skills within the family. Numerous anecdotes are included to illustrate how this approach has helped a wide variety of children and their families. This book would be of particular benefit to the parents/carers of children who are late to develop language for any reason, since it provides simple ideas to help stimulate social communication by following the childs lead. Professionals working with families may also find it useful to give ideas of where to start remediation and target therapy. Although it is not solely aimed at parents/carers of children on the autistic spectrum, it would probably be of most benefit to this group. -- Child Language Teaching and TherapyThe author, who is vastly experienced, presents this child-centred approach clearly, offering students, parents and professionals plenty of background information and practical guidance. -- Care and Health Magazine Long Description Children with autism and their life partners - their parents, families, peers and educators - who are not on the autism spectrum can feel as though they live in separate, and even incompatible worlds. Communicating Partners, the result of over thirty years of clinical practice, research and professional teaching, offers an innovative approach to working with children with ASDs that focuses on developing these relationships through mutual understanding.MacDonald describes five key developmental stages of communication development in a child on the autism spectrum - interaction, nonverbal communication, social language, conversation and civil behaviour. He then presents a set of five programs that help these children to play with others, interact spontaneously, communicate more effectively, use language for conversations and sustain socially acceptable relationships. With extended case studies illustrating each stage of development and practical strategies for parents, teachers and professionals that help them to understand their childs world, Communicating Partners will be an invaluable resource for all those interacting and working with children with autism. Review Text The author, who is vastly experienced, presents this child-centred approach clearly, offering students, parents and professionals plenty of background information and practical guidance. Review Quote James MacDonalds book is based on over 30 years of research and clinical work at Ohio State University. Communicating Partners is an optimistic approach to working with children with communication disorders. It challenges practitioners to think beyond traditional therapy programmes and focus more on language learning in naturalistic environments and developing strengths through positive social relationships. MacDonald encourages practitioners and parents to consider the power of child-led play and advocates the theory that only once you enter into the childs world will you have the slightest chance of teaching them something new. Communicating Partners is a useful resource for professionals working with children with language and social communication difficulties and would also be of interest to parents.- Early Talk NewsletterThe book offers speech and language professionals a model to guide their therapy plans, but emphasizes the need for therapy to be generalized to daily life. Accordingly it emphasizes the need for parents and professionals to become partners in helping the child, stressing that children best develop social interaction skills within the family. Numerous anecdotes are included to illustrate how this approach has helped a wide variety of children and their families. This book would be of particular benefit to the parents/carers of children who are late to develop language for any reason, since it provides simple ideas to help stimulate social communication by following the childs lead. Professionals working with families may also find it useful to give ideas of where to start remediation and target therapy. Although it is not solely aimed at parents/carers of children on the autistic spectrum, it would probably be of most benefit to this group. - Child Language Teaching and TherapyThe author, who is vastly experienced, presents this child-centred approach clearly, offering students, parents and professionals plenty of background information and practical guidance. - Care and Health Magazine Description for Reader Communicating Partners, the result of over thirty years of clinical practice and research work with pre-verbal and verbal children with language delays, offers an innovative approach to working with late talking children that focuses on developing relationships through mutual understanding. Providing detailed maps of what children and their life partners need to do to ensure effective social relationships, the program focuses on five key stages of communication development - interactive play, nonverbal communication, social language, conversation, and civil behavior - and five life-long responsive strategies to use every day to build relationships within the childs own world. Communicating Partners addresses issues such as:* What does a child need to do before language?* What are effective ways to help a child socialize and communicate from early play through civil conversations?* How have parents successfully helped children learn to communicate at home?* How can a child develop socially effective language and conversation skills?* How can a child with an autistic spectrum disorder, Down Syndrome or other significant delays develop rich social relationships?* What have families done to build warm social relationships with their children?* What is developmentally effective therapy and education when social and communicative delays are of major concern?Illustrated with personal stories and research findings, and containing a wealth of practical suggestions to help parents, teachers, and professionals understand their childs world, Communicating Partners is an invaluable resource for all those interacting and working with late talking children. Description for Sales People Innovative approach goes beyond traditional methods. Details ISBN1843107589 Author James D. MacDonald Short Title COMMUNICATING PARTNERS Pages 336 Language English ISBN-10 1843107589 ISBN-13 9781843107583 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2004 Imprint Jessica Kingsley Publishers Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence Colebrook, NH, US Birth 1940 Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers DOI 10.1604/9781843107583 UK Release Date 2004-05-15 NZ Release Date 2004-05-15 Subtitle 30 Years of Building Responsive Relationships with Late Talking Children including Autism, Aspergers Syndrome (ASD), Down Syndrome, and Typical Devel Publication Date 2004-05-15 DEWEY 618.928982 Audience General AU Release Date 2004-05-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9781843107583
Book Title: Communicating Partners
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Name: Communicating Partners: 30 Years of Building Responsive Relationships with Late Talking Children Including Autism, Asperger's Syndrome (Asd), Down Syndrome, and Typical Devel
Language: English
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Item Height: 228 mm
Subject: Medicine
Publication Year: 2004
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Subject Area: Developmental Psychology, Physical Therapy
Author: James D. Macdonald
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