Based on the 5th annual TEACCH conference, held in 1984.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Overview of issues in social development -- 1. Introduction to social behavior in autism -- 2. Social development: recent theoretical trends and relevance for autism -- 3. The development of social skills in children -- 4. Children's friendships -- 5. Social growth in autism: a parent's perspective.
pt. 2. Social problems of autistic people -- 6. An overview of social behavior in autism -- 7. Communication as a social problem in autism -- 8. Cognitive impairments affecting social behavior in autism -- 9. Compliance, noncompliance, and negativism.
pt. 3. Major issues and theoretical perspectives -- 10. Mainstreaming handicapped children in public school settings: challenges and limitations -- 11. Behavior approaches to social skill development in autism: strengths, misapplications, and alternatives -- 12. A developmental model for facilitating the social behavior of autistic children.
pt. 4. Programs for developing social behaviors in autism -- 13. A cognitive program for teaching social behaviors to verbal autistic adolescents and adults -- 14. A model for mainstreaming autistic children: a Jowonio school program -- 15. Social skills training for elementary school autistic children with normal peers -- 16. A guide for developing social and leisure programs for students wtih autism -- 17. The TEACCH curriculum for teaching social behavior to children with autism.
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Based on the 5th annual TEACCH conference, held in 1984.