Name: Developing Leisure Time Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders By Phyllis Coyne
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Developing Leisure Time Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Practical Strategies for Home, School & Community, Revised and Expanded Second Edition by Phyllis Coyne

Make leisure time fun for all children and adults with autism spectrum disorders.

Meaningful leisure time should be a part of the day that all look forward to enjoying. For many, it can cause anxiety and fear.

This book provides comprehensive, structured strategies introducing meaningful leisure time to ASD children and adults, which they can practice at home, school, and in the community. This book has a wealth of ASD information, including forms and charts that will help to assess sensory needs; select ageappropriate activities and assist in determining the level of interest in specific activities; 48 Activity Cards for going to the park, playing games, and many more!

Developing Leisure Time Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders Reviews

This book provides structured strategies to introduce meaningful leisure time to children and adults with an ASD that they can practice at home, in school, and in the community. It includes forms and charts to assess sensory need and select age-appropriate activities."

-Autism Eye

"This resource should be on the bookshelves of all who love or work with ASD children and adults. Its a well-written, user-friendly guide full of structured strategies to make leisure time fun instead of anxiety-provoking. If you are the parent of an autistic child who requires your constant presence and you find even attending to your personal needs (like taking a shower) difficult, you will value the time when your child learns to enjoy activities to entertain himself safely with minimal supervision.

This is a resource to be used again and again. It has practical and comprehensive information to increase the quality of life of autistics and their families by guiding them to find personally meaningful and satisfying leisure pursuits. Because of its importance to quality of life, leisure is being included more and more in individual support plans (ISPs), individualized educational plans (IEPs), and other formal plans for those with ASD."

- Frienshipcircle.org, 5 Books for Those Supporting Individuals with Autism and Sensory Issues

About Phyllis Coyne

Phyllis Coyne, M.S., has enhanced the quality of life of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for 40 years. She initially worked as a therapeutic recreation specialist, then as a special education teacher, and finally as an autism consultant for the past 30 years.

Mary Lou (Vandenburg) Klagge has been in the special education field for 35 years. She was a classroom teacher for preschool through elementary aged children with a variety of disabilities, including ASD, for 24 of those years. She taught in a summer program designed for elementary through high school aged individuals with ASD to access recreational and leisure activities throughout the community.

Colleen Nyberg has dedicated 26 years to teaching and consulting in the field of ASD and improving the understanding of autism for parents and professionals . She specialized in Early Intervention during her teaching years and branched out into trainings and presentations.

Preface
Contents of This Book
Revisions and Additions in the Second Edition
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1: Leisure and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Importance of Leisure Engagement
Nature of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Three Individuals Featured in this Book
Pattern of Leisure Engagement
Summary
Chapter 2: Components of Leisure Development
The Immediate Component
The Exposure Component
The Training Component
Interrelationship of the Components of Leisure
Development
Summary
Chapter 3: Leisure Assessment
Interviews
Direct Observation
Surveys
Recording Leisure Pattern and Skills
Summary
Chapter 4: The Immediate Component of Leisure Development
Key Elements of the Immediate Component
Meaningful Engagement During Unstructured Time
Sensory Preferences and Special Interests
Untaught Materials and Activities with Minimal
Supervision
Formative Assessment
Summary
Chapter 5: The Exposure Component of Leisure Development
Key Elements of the Exposure Component
Discovery of New Leisure Interests
Guidelines for Activity Selection
Repeated and Supported Exposure to New Activities
Formative Assessment
Summary
Chapter 6: The Training Component of Leisure Development
Key Elements of the Training Component
Leisure Activities and Related Skills Development
Guidelines for Prioritizing Activities
Systematic Training
Formative Assessment
Summary
Appendices: Forms, Charts & Activity Cards
Appendix Contents
Appendix A. Leisure Behavior & Activities Lists
Appendix B. Blank Forms for Assessment
Appendix C. Support and Training Strategies
Appendix D. Activity Cards References

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Sku

NPB9781941765036

ISBN 13

9781941765036

ISBN 10

1941765033

Title

Developing Leisure Time Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Practical Strategies for Home, School & Community, Revised and Expanded Second Edition by Phyllis Coyne

Author

Phyllis Coyne

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Future Horizons Incorporated

Year published

2016-04-13

Number of pages

288

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Developing Leisure Time Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders Phyllis Coyne

Developing Leisure Time Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Phyllis Coyne

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Developing Leisure Time Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders Summary

Developing Leisure Time Skills for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Practical Strategies for Home, School & Community, Revised and Expanded Second Edition by Phyllis Coyne

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About Phyllis Coyne

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