Autism and Understanding: The Waldon Approach to Child Development - Hardcover

Walter Solomon; Chris Holland; Mary Jo Middleton

 
9781446209233: Autism and Understanding: The Waldon Approach to Child Development

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The author sets out an approach based on Dr Geoffrey Waldon's philosophy of the development of understanding, which centres on helping children learn-how-to-learn.

The book includes:

- The inspirational and well documented story of the author's son, diagnosed at two with autism and as 'basically sub-normal', now a successful professional with a wife and child.

- An introduction to Geoffrey Waldon's theory and working methods.

- Testimony from parents and teachers, covering autism and a range of learning difficulties.

This book does not offer a 'miracle cure' for autism, although the author aims to counteract the prevailing view that autism is a lifetime condition. The author demonstrates that with the appropriate intervention, children with autism - and other special needs - can gain a fuller understanding of the world and learn to take a constructive and contributing place in it.

Teachers, therapists, doctors, parents and special interest groups will find this book an important and potentially transformational read.

Listen to a podcast of Walter Solomon discuss the story of his son Robert, the motivation behind his new book and how to get started using the Waldon Approach. Listen here

Or watch the video here!

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Walter Solomon is a passionate advocate of the Waldon Approach, and a speaker on the subject of autism.

Dr Chris Holland, as a child and family psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, was for years a friend of, and collaborator with, Dr Geoffrey Waldon.

Mary Jo Middleton is a physiotherapist and special needs teacher who has been using the Waldon Approach for over 25 years.

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9781446209240: Autism and Understanding: The Waldon Approach to Child Development

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ISBN 10:  1446209245 ISBN 13:  9781446209240
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2012
Softcover