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Overview. Social Stories are a concept devised by Carol Gray in 1991 to improve the social skills of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). [3] The objective is to share information, which is often through a description of the events occurring around the subject and also why. [4] Social stories are used to educate and as praise.
Children of the Stars. Feng Jia Wei (far left) and a friend at the Beijing Stars and Rain School. Children of the Stars is a 2007 documentary about children with autism ( Chinese: 自閉症) in the People's Republic of China. It was produced by Alexander Haase and directed by Rob Aspey. The title is an English translation of the expression ...
The Picture Exchange Communication System ( PECS) is an augmentative and alternative communication system developed and produced by Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. [ 1] PECS was developed in 1985 at the Delaware Autism Program by Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP. [ 2] The developers of PECS noticed that traditional ...
A social narrative is an evidence-based [1] learning tool designed for use with people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other associated disabilities. Social narratives often use personalized stories to teach a skill, identify a situation, or tell a narrative; some examples of social narratives may cover topics such as getting along with ...
The developmental social-pragmatic model ( DSP) is a developmental intervention that focuses on initiation and spontaneity in communication and following the child's focus of attention and motivations. [1] Developmental interventions focus on a child's ability to form positive, meaningful relationships with other people when these are hampered ...
0-465-02764-4. Unstrange Minds is a nonfiction book by anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker about the rise in autism diagnoses throughout the world over the last twenty years. It provides a cultural history of autism and describes the experiences of parents of children with autism in the United States, South Korea, India, and South Africa.
The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised ( ADI-R) is a structured interview conducted with the parents of individuals who have been referred for the evaluation of possible autism or autism spectrum disorders. The interview, used by researchers and clinicians for decades, can be used for diagnostic purposes for anyone with a mental age of at ...
The social thinking methodology embraces what literature says about working directly with neurotypical and neurodivergent children, teens and adults who have social learning differences, difficulties, or disabilities (e.g., Autism Spectrum levels 1 and 2, ADHD, social communication differences or anxiety, etc. or no diagnoses) and promotes the use of a variety of curricula, visual supports ...