Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: The Workbook - Softcover

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Julie Hadwin is Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at Southampton University, UK. 

Patricia Howlin is Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at the Institue of Psychiatry, King’s College, London. She is the author of numerous books and articles on intervention in autism, including Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome (1998). 

Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, UK, and one of the co-discoverers of the 'theory of mind' deficit in autism. His books include Mindblindness (1995), The Essential Difference (2003) and Autism and Asperger Syndrome: The Facts (2009).

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The difficulties experienced by children with autism and related conditions in inferring the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and intentions of others are well documented. Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Practical Guide is widely recognized as an innovative and effective teaching resource for practitioners in the field to help individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) improve their understanding of other people's minds. This new workbook expands on the original work of the authors -- all recognized experts in the field -- to present the latest and most effective approaches, strategies, and practical guidelines to help alleviate social and communication problems in individuals with ASD.

Working in concert with the authors' original volume, the workbook covers issues such as how to:

1. interpret facial expressions
2. recognize feelings of anger, sadness, fear and happiness
3. perceive how feelings are affected by what happens and what is expected to happen
4. see things from another person’s perspective
5. understand another person’s knowledge and beliefs

Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Workbook is an invaluable resource for professionals, parents, or anyone else assisting individuals with ASD.

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The difficulties experienced by children with autism and related conditions in inferring the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and intentions of others are well documented. Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Practical Guide is widely recognized as an innovative and effective teaching resource for practitioners in the field to help individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) improve their understanding of other people's minds. This new workbook expands on the original work of the authors -- all recognized experts in the field -- to present the latest and most effective approaches, strategies, and practical guidelines to help alleviate social and communication problems in individuals with ASD. 

Working in concert with the authors' original volume, the workbook covers issues such as how to:

1. interpret facial expressions
2. recognize feelings of anger, sadness, fear and happiness
3. perceive how feelings are affected by what happens and what is expected to happen
4. see things from another person’s perspective
5. understand another person’s knowledge and beliefs

Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Workbook is an invaluable resource for professionals, parents, or anyone else assisting individuals with ASD.