Creative Expressive Activities and Asperger's Syndrome

Social and Emotional Skills and Positive Life Goals for Adolescents and Young Adults

Judith Martinovich

Paperback: £13.99 / $21.95

2005, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-812-2, BIC 2: JNS JNC MQTC

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Contents: Preface. Part I: A Multidimensional Approach to Asperger's Syndrome. 1. Introduction. 2. What makes an adaptive, resilient, and happy person? 3. Defining Asperger's Syndrome and its impact. Part II: Creative Activities. 4. Groups. 5. Conceptual and cognitive processing: semantic and pragmatic weaknesses. 6. Self-awareness and self-related skills: emotion, depression, anxiety, emotional self-regulation. 7. Social difficulties and connecting with the world. 8. Nuts and bolts of art techniques. References. Appendix 1: VIA classification of character strengths. Appendix 2: Music list. Index.

Author information

• Judith Martinovich

Subject areas

• Arts Therapies
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes
• Psychiatry and Psychology

Keywords

• adolescence,
• arts therapies,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• child psychology,
• creative therapies,
• expressive therapies,
• inclusive classroom,
• interdisciplinary arts therapies,
• occupational therapy,
• social skills,
• special education

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