Developing Excellence in Autism Practice Making a Difference in Education.

Developing Excellence in Autism Practice Making a Difference in Education.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guldberg, Karen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Subjects:
Autistic children > Education.
Autism spectrum disorders in children.
Inclusive education.
Teachers of children with disabilities.
Classroom environment.
Mainstreaming in education.
Autism spectrum disorders in children
Autistic children > Education
Classroom environment
Inclusive education
Mainstreaming in education
Teachers of children with disabilities
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction
  • Key question
  • Introduction
  • The key questions this book addresses
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • Part I Current evidence and knowledge from different domains in autism studies
  • 2 The bio-psycho-social-insider model
  • Key question
  • Introduction
  • Models of disability
  • The bio-psycho-social model
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • 3 Contributions from biology and the medical domain
  • Key questions
  • Introduction
  • Diagnostic criteria
  • Social communication difficulties
  • A different way of processing the world
  • Sensory processing
  • The diagnostic process
  • Broader health issues in autism
  • Co-morbidities
  • Sleep
  • Diet
  • Intellectual disability and autism
  • Mental health issues
  • Inter-professionalism
  • The strengths and positive aspects of autism
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • 4 Contributions from psychology
  • Key question
  • Introduction
  • Inter-subjectivity theories
  • Developmental psychology and psychosocial interventions
  • Psychosocial interventions
  • Behavioural psychology
  • Psychosocial interventions and practical approaches
  • Core components of effective interventions
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • 5 Learning from autistic perspectives
  • Key question
  • Introduction
  • The neurodiversity movement
  • Criticism of the neurodiversity movement
  • Implications for education
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • 6 Contributions from the social sciences
  • Key question
  • Introduction
  • The macrosystem
  • Policy shifts
  • Public awareness, attitudes and culture
  • Prevalence
  • Exclusion
  • Gender
  • Cultural and linguistic diversity
  • Intersectionality
  • The microsystem: the family, peers and school experiences
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • 7 Evidence-informed practice
  • Key questions
  • Introduction
  • The evidence base from research studies
  • The research-practice gap
  • Bridging the gap
  • From Evidence-Based to Evidence-Informed Practice
  • The need for new methodologies
  • A case study of practitioner-based research: the Early Years Autism Project
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • Part II Inclusive practice and distinctive pedagogies for autistic pupils
  • 8 Inclusion and inclusive pedagogy
  • Key questions
  • Inclusive education: more than a locational issue
  • What does inclusion mean in practice?
  • Pedagogy
  • Dimensions of pedagogy
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • 9 Inclusive pedagogy for autistic children and young people
  • Key questions
  • Introduction
  • Teaching as interconnection between curriculum (what), pedagogy (how) and rationale (why)
  • Current guidelines in autism education
  • The distinctive group differences of autistic children
  • Implications for the curriculum
  • Methods
  • Summary
  • Recommended reading
  • 10 Eight principles of good autism practice in education

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