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Early Intervention Games
By: Barbara ShereBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: Jossey-Bass
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A resource of fun games for parents or teachers to help young children learn social and motor skills
Barbara Sher, an expert occupational therapist and teacher, has written a handy resource filled with games to play with young children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other sensory processing disorders (SPD). The games are designed to help children feel comfortable in social situations and teach other basic lessons including beginning and end, spatial relationships, hand-eye coordination, and more. Games can also be used in regular classrooms to encourage inclusion. A collection of fun, simple games that can improve the lives of children with ASD or other SPDs. Games can be played by parents or teachers and with individual children or groups. Games are designed to make children more comfortable in social situations and to develop motor and language skills Also included are a variety of interactive games to play in water, whether in a backyard kiddie pool, community swimming pool, or lake All the games are easy-to-do, utilizing common, inexpensive materials, and include several variations and modifications
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| Title of eBook: Early Intervention Games | |
| Release Date: 09-22-2009 | |
| Publisher: Jossey-Bass |
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| Parent title | Early Intervention Games |
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| SKU | 9780470529362 |
| File size | 3705 |
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Early Intervention Games
Chapter One
Understanding Sensory Processing IssuesSensory integration is an important consideration when working with children with Sensory Processing Disorder or sensory processing problems. Research shows that the majority of children on the autistic spectrum also have sensory problems, especially with hearing, touch, and vision. It's estimated that there is one child with sensory issues in every regular classroom, and somewhere between 50 and 80 percent of children have some degree of sensory problems in a classroom of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Sensory processing is the ability of the brain to correctly integrate information brought in by the senses. The information we take in through the senses of touch, movement, smell, taste, vision, and hearing are combined with prior information, memories, and knowledge already stored in the brain to make sense of our world. In people without Sensory Processing Disorders, all the sensory input from the environment and all the input from our bodies work together seamlessly so we know what's going on and what to do. Without conscious effort, we are filtering out sensations that are not important.
Sensory processing occurs first by registration, when the child becomes aware of the sensation. The second stage is orientation, which enables the child to pay attention to the sensation. Next comes interpretation; the child has to somehow understand the information coming in. Finally comes organization, when the child uses the information to elicit a response. This can be an emotional behavi
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