Respecting Autism: The Rebecca School DIR Casebook for Parents and Professionals
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0533164540 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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My own son is a charter member of the school. Stanley Greenspan, has been creative, intelligent, and tireless. Their approach, enacting the precepts of Dr. From the Back Cover"Since it began several years ago, the Rebecca School has been engaged in the difficult task of evoking the talents and natures latent in the complicated and each-different-from-another minds of autistic and PDD (pervasive developmental disorder) children. He arrived on medications he was quickly able to shed and over the years has become capable of behaviors that the mainstream community interested in special needs children has assured us would never be possible for him."-Alec Wilkinson, parent, author, and staff writer for The New Yorker
Respect for the children we serve, respect for the staff with whom we work, and respect for the families of the children.” Dr. Greenspan. Autism Spectrum Disorders are not issues of memory or of extinguishable behaviors, but rather difficulties with relating and communicating. Written during the third year of The Rebecca School’s operation in Manhattan, RESPECTING AUTISM: The Rebecca School DIR Casebook for Parents and Professionals adroitly describes the results of Tina McCourt and Michael Koffler’s efforts to conceive and create a new school in New York City for children diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Tippy who then conveys to readers these student’s triumphs and frustrations, joys and fears as each chil
Lisa Benanto said Respecting Autism: The Rebecca School DIR Casebook for Parents and Professionals. I have been busily reading the book Respecting Autism: The Rebecca School DIR Casebook for Parents and Professionals, with great interest. Being a parent of a child with PDDNOS autism spectrum disorder and an art teacher, I feel as if I could relate to so many o. If someone you love has autism, you need to read this book Bobbi Sheahan Autism is an integral part of my family, so the title and the beautifully designed cover -- a little boy you'd love to take home with you and hug -- appealed to me right away.Happily, the inside of the book is even better.In this book, Dr. Gil Tippy and his ment. Hannu Westerinen said EXCELLENT COMPANION TO TRUE DEVELOPMENTAL THINKING OF AUTISM. The DIR/Floortime model is based on the child's unique profile (sensory, motor, language, temperament) and respects his/her need to find his/her own personality, which is more human than being able to formally comply with outer expectations, behave more normally