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Improving Speech and Eating Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Oral Motor Program for Home and School |  | Authors: Maureen A. Flanagan, This is an excellent resource for anyone who works with children with autism spectrum disorders, including parents, teachers, and therapists. Comprehensive information is well organized and presented in a clear and concise fashion.
Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 121
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1934575232
Dewey Decimal Number: 371
EAN: 9781934575239
ASIN: 1934575232
Publication Date: June 9, 2008
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Improving Speech and Eating Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Oral Motor Program for Home and School shows how improved oral movement patterns facilitates the development of eating skills, speech production and communication. Most important, this book gives parents and teachers a simple treatment program that can be easily incorporated into the child's daily schedule at home or at school. The treatment program helps to increase the variety of foods in the child's diet, improve the child's ability to accept touch inside and around the mouth, and expand the number of sounds the child produces-and thereby improving overall functioning . Parents and teachers are given concrete examples of how to set up the treatment environment to achieve optimal performance from the child, including how to structure their own language to enhance the child's processing of auditory information. Further, lots of activities and other ideas are offered, along with case stories showing how this successful program works with children of various ages and ability levels. A detailed overview of effective alternative therapy techniques is also included.
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Great for therapists, families, and teachers September 6, 2009
Stepopotomus (PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book provides easy to understand information for parents, teachers, and other professionals working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum. It is important for people to understand that there are steps that need to be accomplished prior to attempting and succeeding at the next step. This book really opened my mind to understanding the difficulties involved with oral motor deficits and how many areas it can impact.
Teachers ESPECIALLY need to understand how sensory issues affect development and ability to function - please please please read this!!
The book covers helping the child eat, dental hygiene, speech therapy, and sentence formation, among other daily challenges October 7, 2008
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Many things that are simply elementary to most children prove to be a challenge to the autistic. "Improving Speech & Eating Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Oral-Motor Program for Home and School" is a guide full of suggestions for those who care for children with autism. Establishing these skills early, like normal children, is vital to establishing them for life. The book covers helping the child eat, dental hygiene, speech therapy, and sentence formation, among other daily challenges. Any parent or caretaker of an autistic child needs "Improving Speech & Eating Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders".
Best Book on Feeding Issues for Kids with Autism July 27, 2008
Bonnie Sayers (Los Angeles, CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I cannot emphasize enough the hope this book has given me for my 12 year old son. This book explains what an oral-motor program is with case summaries of boys with autism who have school programs. The items to use and how to do it are all detailed within the pages of this book.
It is described in detail what the various techniques will achieve for the child with feeding issues and lack of imitation or initiating speech sounds. This should be done both in the home and school and can be practiced with teacher, therapist or aide at school and be a program for all students. This can easily be adapted into the school schedule and photos can help the nonverbal child know what is expected.
I highly recommend this book and wish it was around 9 or 10 years ago when my child was younger. I liked that the photos and case summaries are of boys in the age range of my son who is 12. There is help for the child that stuffs food in their mouth, and cannot tolerate new foods. This is a quick read of only 121 pages. You will need a highlighter with this book.
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