Clements,J
Transition or Transformation? (Clements, J., Hardy J., Lord, S.) 2010 Jessica Kingsley Press, London
01/07/10
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I ‘borrowed’ a classroom to use for a staff training session recently. I was delighted to see that one whole wall of the room had been turned over to an enormous ‘what will we do when we are grown up’ display. I should say that this was an autism specialist school. The display showed us what each student wanted to do with his or her life and what they were going to do to make that happen. It was uplifting. Full marks to that class teacher (sorry I left the room a bit messy by the way!).
The reality right now is that at least 80 percent of adults with an autism spectrum conditions (ASC) are unemployed. They probably mostly live at home with mum and dad. They often don’t claim (or are not entitled to claim) benefits. They live in poverty.
John, Julia and Stephanie’s book is a challenge to that reality. Through case studies and descriptions of ‘ecological’ approaches they show us how to do that difficult thing: link autism ‘theory’ to practice. The book shows us in detail how to:-
Chris Barson
Positive About Autism
(A version of this review appeared in Learning Disability Today)
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I ‘borrowed’ a classroom to use for a staff training session recently. I was delighted to see that one whole wall of the room had been turned over to an enormous ‘what will we do when we are grown up’ display. I should say that this was an autism specialist school. The display showed us what each student wanted to do with his or her life and what they were going to do to make that happen. It was uplifting. Full marks to that class teacher (sorry I left the room a bit messy by the way!).
The reality right now is that at least 80 percent of adults with an autism spectrum conditions (ASC) are unemployed. They probably mostly live at home with mum and dad. They often don’t claim (or are not entitled to claim) benefits. They live in poverty.
John, Julia and Stephanie’s book is a challenge to that reality. Through case studies and descriptions of ‘ecological’ approaches they show us how to do that difficult thing: link autism ‘theory’ to practice. The book shows us in detail how to:-
- get the ‘relationship style’ right
- build an autism specific curriculum
- promote wellbeing in young people with ASC
Chris Barson
Positive About Autism
(A version of this review appeared in Learning Disability Today)
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