Music, language and autism : exceptional strategies for exceptional minds /
Ockelford, Adam, 1959-
Music, language and autism : exceptional strategies for exceptional minds / Adam Ockelford ; foreword by Francesca Happé. - London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013. - 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Reflections on autism -- The challenge of language -- Making sense of music -- How musicality develops -- Music, language and communication -- Exceptional early cognitive environments (EECEs) -- Teaching the '1 in 20'.
This book explores why many children with autism are so captivated by music and how practitioners and parents can harness this to develop language skills. Through case studies, it displays how music can become a scaffold for language; allowing autistic children to express their inner thoughts and feelings without resorting to destructive behaviour.
1299690726 (ebk) 9781299690721 (ebk) 9780857004284 (electronic bk.) 085700428X (electronic bk.)
500323 MIL
017582555 Uk
Music therapy for children.
Autistic children--Language.
Autistic children--Education.
Autism in children.
Musicothérapie pour enfants.
Enfants autistes--Langage.
Enfants autistes--Éducation.
Autisme infantile.
Speech & Language Disorders & Therapy.
Creative Therapy (Eg Art, Music, Drama)
MEDICAL--Psychiatry--Child & Adolescent.
Autism in children.
Autistic children--Education.
Autistic children--Language.
Music therapy for children.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
ML3920 / .O25 2013eb
618.92/891654
Music, language and autism : exceptional strategies for exceptional minds / Adam Ockelford ; foreword by Francesca Happé. - London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013. - 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Reflections on autism -- The challenge of language -- Making sense of music -- How musicality develops -- Music, language and communication -- Exceptional early cognitive environments (EECEs) -- Teaching the '1 in 20'.
This book explores why many children with autism are so captivated by music and how practitioners and parents can harness this to develop language skills. Through case studies, it displays how music can become a scaffold for language; allowing autistic children to express their inner thoughts and feelings without resorting to destructive behaviour.
1299690726 (ebk) 9781299690721 (ebk) 9780857004284 (electronic bk.) 085700428X (electronic bk.)
500323 MIL
017582555 Uk
Music therapy for children.
Autistic children--Language.
Autistic children--Education.
Autism in children.
Musicothérapie pour enfants.
Enfants autistes--Langage.
Enfants autistes--Éducation.
Autisme infantile.
Speech & Language Disorders & Therapy.
Creative Therapy (Eg Art, Music, Drama)
MEDICAL--Psychiatry--Child & Adolescent.
Autism in children.
Autistic children--Education.
Autistic children--Language.
Music therapy for children.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
ML3920 / .O25 2013eb
618.92/891654