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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450047203321

Autore

Hesmondhalgh Matthew <1962->

Titolo

Access and inclusion for children with autistic spectrum disorders [[electronic resource] ] : let me in / / Matthew Hesmondhalgh & Christine Breakey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001

ISBN

1-84642-296-5

1-4175-0161-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BreakeyChristine <1952->

Disciplina

371.94

Soggetti

Autistic children - Education - Great Britain

Inclusive education - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

"Bibliography": p. 247.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover Page""; ""Other Books""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""1. A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One Step""; ""2. The Key Players""; ""3. Parents, Paperwork and Pressure""; ""4. Counselling""; ""5. The National Curriculum? Not Quite""; ""6. Integration into Work""; ""7. Our Charity � The Chase for Cash""; ""8. Post-16 � The First Year""; ""9. Andrew�s Story""; ""10. The Final Chapter?""; ""Bibliography""

Sommario/riassunto

Based on pioneering work at their school in Sheffield, the authors of this book explore the universal issues of access and inclusion in employment and education for children and young people with autism or Asperger's Syndrome. They describe the challenges they faced in establishing and running an Integrated Resource for these children within a mainstream secondary school. The twenty-four pupils at The Resource participate in the regular school curriculum, but also learn a wide range of additional life skills. These include road safety, work-place skills and using public transport as well as ex