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Remove our emotional bonds with family, colleagues and friends and few of us would want to go on living. Yet establishing and maintaining such bonds is particularly difficult for people on the autism spectrum. This volume contains over 200 activities and exercises ranging over the entire gamut of social and emotional development, and is applicable to anyone, regardless of diagnosis, but will be particularly valuable for those on the autism spectrum. Activities can be undertaken independently, or with a teacher or therapist, and a full schema for the evaluation of progress and objectives is included. A companion website provides a wealth of further information and support.
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Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults
Companion volume Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD Steven E. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely ISBN 1 84310 714 7
of related interest Asperger’s Syndrome A Guide for Parents and Professionals Tony Attwood Foreword by Lorna Wing ISBN 1 85302 577 1
Pretending to be Normal Living with Asperger’s Syndrome Liane Holliday Willey Foreword by Tony Attwood ISBN 1 85302 749 9
Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD Steven E. Gutstein and Rachelle K. Sheely
Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia
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“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”
C.S. Lewis
This book is dedicated to Oliver Lapin who blessed us by sharing his experiences with us for a too-brief time.
Contents Activities
9
1
Introduction
13
2
Relationships
19
3
Using the activities
25
Level I: Novice
33
Stage 1:
Attend
39
Stage 2:
Reference
51
Stage 3:
Regulate
61
Stage 4:
Coordinate
69
Level II: Apprentice
81