Transition or Transformation?

Helping young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder set out on a hopeful road towards their adult lives

John Clements, Julia Hardy and Stephanie Lord

Paperback: £17.99 / $29.95

2010, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-964-8, BIC 2: JNS

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'"Transition or Transformation?: Helping Young People With Autistic Spectrum Disorder Set Out on a Hopeful Road Towards Their Adult Lives" reveals a program developed by teachers concerned with helping autistic spectrum kids make the transition into adulthood, and is a 'must' for any health or educator's collection dealing with these kids. It explores styles for building relationships at school, explains how the program fosters social skills that continue into successful employment and social interactions outside the classroom, and addresses the need for a whole-school approach to helping autistic children integrate into the classroom'

- The Midwest Book Review

'Through case studies and descriptions of 'ecological' approaches they show us how to do that difficult thing: link autism 'theory' to practice. Tbook shows in detail how to:
- get the 'relationship style' right
- build an autism specific curriculum
- promote well-being in young people with autism spectrum condition.
The book has at its core the belief that people with autism can, and the people who will get most out of this book are those who share that belief.'

- Learning Disability today

'Within a school culture of optimism and hope, the program can develop students's confidence and skills in building day-to-day relationships in adulthood. Student stories and staff perspectives accompany techniques for visual support for communication, developing a reflective self, body basics and massage, and reward and punishment. Appendices provide sample staff training materials, and a 25-page paper on the role of educational placement and parents on the school performance of children with ASD.'
- Reference & Research Book News

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Author information

• John Clements
• Julia Hardy
• Stephanie Lord

Subject areas

• Education
• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• adolescence,
• anger management,
• anxiety,
• Asperger syndrome,
• challenging behaviour,
• counselling,
• education,
• educational psychology,
• emotions,
• employment,
• high functioning autism,
• pastoral care,
• special education,
• teenagers,
• transitions,
• youthwork

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