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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817124703321

Autore

Schneider Cindy B. <1952->

Titolo

Acting antics [[electronic resource] ] : a theatrical approach to teaching social understanding to kids and teens with Asperger syndrome / / Cindy B. Schneider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-280-92973-1

9786610929733

1-84642-589-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Classificazione

77.74

Disciplina

618.92/858832

Soggetti

Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Education

Asperger's syndrome - Social aspects

Drama - Therapeutic use

Social skills in adolescence

Social skills in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Acting Antics; Contents; Foreword by Tony Attwood; Preface; 1.Introduction; 2.Who? What? Where?; 3.Getting Started; 4.Paired Activities; 5.Scripted Partner and Group Scenes; 6.Whose Line is it Anyhow?; 7.Starting Your Own Troupe; 8.Ready Or Not, Here They Come!; 9.Antics Summer Camp; 10.The "Really Big Show"; 11.It's a Wrap!; Appendix A: Sample Schedules and Activity Lists; Appendix B: Photocopiable Forms; Appendix C: Photocopiable Partner Scripts; Appendix D: Group Scripts; References; Resources; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This fun program provides a set of tools for developing social understanding in children with Asperger Syndrome through drama. It contains a wide repertoire of activities and ideas for use at home, in the classroom, in therapy workshops or social groups, ranging from initial warm up techniques, to larger group scenes and staging a show.