Teaching Asperger's students social skills through acting : all their world's a stage!

Authors:Amelia Davies, Jeanette L. McAfee, John Stamm

Summary:When given the chance, young people with Asperger's can be the charismatic actors that have ever hit the stage. This title provides the theories and activities which you need to set up acting classes that double as social skills groups for individuals with Asperger's or high-functioning autism.

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Genre:Handbook

Physical Description:xix, 191 pages ; 22 cm

ISBN:

9781932565119, 1932565116

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:55697038

Subjects:

Acting Study and teaching

Acting Study and teaching Handbooks, manuals, etc

Art dramatique Étude et enseignement Guides, manuels, etc

Asperger Syndrome

Asperger's syndrome

Asperger's syndrome Patients Education Handbooks, manuals, etc

Autistic children Education

Autistic children Education Handbooks, manuals, etc

Enfants autistes Éducation Guides, manuels, etc

Guides et manuels

Habiletés sociales chez l'enfant Étude et enseignement Guides, manuels, etc

Handbook

Handbooks and manuals

Mouvement (Art dramatique) Étude et enseignement Guides, manuels, etc

Movement (Acting) Study and teaching

Movement (Acting) Study and teaching Handbooks, manuals, etc

Social skills in children Study and teaching

Social skills in children Study and teaching Handbooks, manuals, etc

Syndrome d'Asperger

Syndrome d'Asperger Patients Éducation Guides, manuels, etc

Contents:

pt. 1. Getting started

pt. 2. The exercises

pt. 3. The plays

Notes:

"Foreword by Jeanette McAfee; including plays written by John Stamm"--Cover

Provides an easy to follow, step-by-step drama curriculum specifically for parents and professionals without backgrounds in acting. John Stamm's humorous plays at the end of the book are take-offs of children's fairy tales