Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD

by Steven Gutstein, Rachelle K Sheely

Overview

Remove our emotional bonds with family, colleagues and friends and few of us would want to go on living. Yet establishing and maintaining such bonds is particularly difficult for people on the autism spectrum. This volume contains over 200 enjoyable and stimulating activities and exercises ranging over the entire gamut of social and emotional development, and is applicable to anyone, regardless of diagnosis, but will be particularly valuable for those on the autism spectrum. Activities can be undertaken independently, or with a teacher or therapist, and a full schema for the evaluation of progress and objectives is included. A companion website, free to purchasers provides a wealth of further information and support.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846423253
Publisher:	Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Publication date:	02/15/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Clinical Psychologists and husband/wife team Steven Gutstein and Rachelle Sheely are founders of the internationally known Connections Center for Relationship Development. Steven Gutstein is the author of Autism/Aspergers's: Solving the Relationship Puzzle.

Table of Contents

Activities. 1. Introduction. 2. Relationships. 3. Using the Activities. Level I: Novice. Stage 1. Attend. Stage 2. Reference. Stage 3. Regulate. Stage 4. Coordinate. Level II: Apprentice. Stage 5. Variation. Stage 6. Transformation. Stage 7. Synchronization. Stage 8. Duets. Level III: Challenger. Stage 9. Collaboration. Stage 10. Improvisation. Stage 11. Co-Creation. Stage 12. Running Mates. Level IV: Voyager. Stage 13. Perspectives. Stage 14. Imagination. Stage 15. Group Foundations. Stage 16. Emotion Regulation. Level V: Explorer. Stage 17. Ideas. Stage 18. What's Inside. Stage 19. Conversations. Stage 20. Allies. Appendix A: Relationship Development Questionnaire. Index of Activities and Objectives. Objectives. Levels and Stages of the Complete RDI Program.

Editorial Reviews

4 Stars! from Doody

Reviewer: Nicholas Greco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM, FAAETS (C3 Education and Research, Inc.)
Description: This book successfully provides a complete and age-appropriate collection of therapeutic activities for children, adolescents, and adults with Asperger syndrome, PDD, autism, and NLD.
Purpose: The purpose is to present activities and exercises specifically designed and based upon the authors' six-level, 24-stage Relationship Development Intervention model. This workbook focuses on activities that are based upon the model and it covers the full range of social and emotional development. The structure and design of the book is mindful of the population at hand and therefore the book presents the reader with an unquestionably worthy contribution to the field. The book exceeds the authors' objectives.
Audience: The book is targeted toward parents, adolescents and adults, teachers and special educators, and therapists. The authors are credible, experts in the field, and their writing is user-friendly, clear, and an excellent display of their years of knowledge and experience.
Features: This workbook provides over 150 activities and exercises, carefully designed and easily implemented by both novice and expert. Based upon the authors' development intervention model, the workbook is broken up further into six levels: novice, apprentice, challenger, voyager, explorer, and partner. The sections cover such topics as synchronization, co-creation, imagination, ideas, conversations, family roots, and intimate relations. The illustrations are appropriately minimal.
Assessment: This is a well-written and carefully thought out workbook which wisely uses the developmental model. The workbook emphasizes fun for both the clinician and the client, positive social changes in the individual, and a structured set of activities to either follow as they are presented or custom design for your own program. The authors have written a worthy contribution to the field in a time when more information is needed about developmental disorders.

Doody's Review Service

All the activities are provided in a step-by-step manner that a parent can implement in a fun way. I've been using the beginning stages with my daughter for a coupla weeks now for up to an hour a day and she seems to thoroughly enjoy the interaction, long term benefits are yet to be seen but look promising.

Peach