Building reasoning and problem-solving skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder : a step by step guide to the Thinking in Speech intervention / Janice Nathan, MS. CCC-SLP, and Barry R. Nathan, PhD.

Online resource; title from READ title page (OverDrive, viewed June 18, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to develop the 'inner voice' needed to solve problems, this book's innovative approach will help children reach logical and appropriate solutions to everyday problems. This book shows students and professionals how to formally teach key skills for reasoning and problem-solving that aren't usually explicitly taught, such as planning, pausing and reflecting and increasing emotional regulation. Focusing on the 'inner voice' - the dialogue that goes on inside our heads during every day routines - the authors explain how to help children with ASD solve problems independently. The book also shows how children can learn to cope with feelings of stress when confronted with difficult situations, whether getting stuck on homework, making mistakes, choosing options, following procedures that are perceived to be arbitrary, or everyday social situations. Examples of implementing this new approach in different situations are given to show the many ways of teaching these cognitive skills to children with autism.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I BEING ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM -- 1. Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders -- pt. II AUTISM AS A LANGUAGE AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING DISORDER -- 2. About the Brain: Neuroscience for Understanding Autism -- 3. Executive Functioning in Children with ASD -- 4. Impulse Control and Emotion Regulation -- 5. Implicit Learning -- 6. Thinking in Speech Model of Reasoning and Problem-Solving -- pt. III DEVELOPING INNER SPEECH FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS -- 7. Setting the Stage for the Thinking in Speech Intervention -- 8. Developing Mental State and Emotions Vocabulary -- 9. Vocabulary Development for Higher-Level Use of Language for Problem-Solving -- 10. Answering Questions Logically -- 11. Mental Flexibility to Generate Multiple Solutions -- 12. Developing Theory of Mind -- 13. Teaching "Chit-Chat" -- pt. IV LITERACY DEVELOPMENT -- 14. Developing Emerging Literacy Skills -- 15. Understanding and Reading Textbooks -- 16. Note Taking, Teaching Time and Assisting with Arithmetic -- pt. V FINAL THOUGHTS -- 17. Reminders When Implementing Thinking in Speech.

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