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Author MacDonald, James D. (James David), 1940-

Title Communicating partners : 30 years of building responsive relationships with late-talking children including autism, Asperger's syndrome (ASD), Down syndrome, and typical development : development guides for professionals and parents / James D. MacDonald
Published London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Communicating Partners; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Introduction to the Model; 1 The 30-Year Journey with 1000 Children: How Communicating Partners Came About; 2 Guiding Principles; 3 Key Features of Communicating Partners and Contrasts with Traditional Approaches to Autism and Other Language Disorders; 4 Examples of Children Studied for this Book; 5 Theoretical Foundations for Communicating Partners; 6 Basic Components of Communicating Partners: Five Developmental Stages and Five Relationship Strategies; Part 2 Five Stages of Communication
Summary The program focuses on five key stages of communication development - interactive play, nonverbal communication, social language, conversation, and civil behaviour - and five life-long responsive strategies to use every day to build relationships within the child's own world
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-326) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Language disorders in children -- Treatment
Communicative disorders in children -- Treatment
Developmentally disabled children -- Language
Autistic children -- Language
Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Language
Down syndrome -- Patients -- Language
Language acquisition -- Parent participation.
Parent and child.
Autism spectrum disorders.
Children.
Specific language impairment in children.
Language Development Disorders
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Communication Disorders
Parent-Child Relations
Professional-Family Relations
Child
children (people by age group)
Child & Developmental Psychology.
Speech & Language Disorders & Therapy.
MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
Children
Autism spectrum disorders
Autistic children -- Language
Communicative disorders in children -- Treatment
Developmentally disabled children -- Language
Language acquisition -- Parent participation
Language disorders in children -- Treatment
Parent and child
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1423710061
9781423710066
9781846420368
1846420369
9781843107583
1843107589