Creative Response Activities for Children on the Spectrum

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A Therapeutic and Educational Memoir

By David R. Henley

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Creative Response Activities for Children on the Spectrum by David R. Henley is a clear and comprehensive guide offering a wide range of hands-on interventions. It is designed for use in therapeutic or educational settings with children who have autistic features, attention deficits, hyperactivity, paediatric bipolar disorder, and related conditions. The book covers diverse creative activities such as drawing, writing poetry, skiing, and skateboarding, blending theory with case examples to help professionals assess needs, plan interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
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This book is ideal for therapists, educators, and caregivers working with children on the autism spectrum and those with related developmental challenges seeking practical, creative approaches to support and intervention.

Written by a nationally recognized authority on child art therapy, Creative Response Activities for Children on the Spectrum is a clear, comprehensive, and intuitive guide that offers a wide selection of hands-on interventions to be used in any therapeutic or educational setting with children who are "on the spectrum."

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Creative Response Activities for Children on the Spectrum is a clear, comprehensive and intuitive guide that offers a wide selection of hands-on interventions to be used in any therapeutic or educational setting with children who are on the spectrum.

From drawing and writing poetry to skiing and skateboarding, this book describes these and many other creative activities geared towards children with autistic features, attention deficits, hyperactivity, paediatric bipolar disorder, and other related conditions.

This new resource provides an innovative blend of theory and illustrative case examples designed to help therapists and educators assess children’s needs, formulate therapeutic and aesthetic interventions, and analyse creative outcomes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138686618

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 July 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 8 Halftones, color; 68 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, color; 68 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 1140g

Pages: 322

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David R. Henley Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction

About the Author

David R. Henley, PhD, ATR, is a nationally recognized authority on child art therapy, a professor and the former chair of the creative arts therapy programs at the Art Institute of Chicago and Long Island University. He is the author of Exceptional Children, Exceptional Art and Clayworks in Art Therapy. During his career as an art therapist and educator, he has lectured, taught and written extensively on many aspects of art therapy. David is also a ceramicist and a mixed-media artist.