Just Give Him the Whale!: 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism by Paula Kluth


Just Give Him the Whale!: 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism
Title : Just Give Him the Whale!: 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism
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ISBN : 1557669600
ISBN-10 : 9781557669605
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 160
Publication : First published February 28, 2008

SAVE when you ! When learners with autism have deep, consuming fascinations—trains, triangles, basketballs, whales—teachers often wonder what to do. This concise, highly practical guidebook gives educators across grade levels a powerful new way to think about students' "obsessions": as positive teaching tools that calm, motivate, and improve learning. Written by top autism experts and nationally renowned speakers Paula Kluth and Patrick Schwarz, this guide is brimming with easy tips and strategies for folding students' special interests, strengths, and areas of expertise into classroom lessons and routines. Teachers will discover how making the most of fascinations can help their students Just Give Him the Whale ! is packed from start to finish with unforgettable stories based on the authors' experience, firsthand perspectives from people with autism themselves, research-based recommendations that are easy to use right away, and sample forms teachers can adapt for use in their own classrooms. An enjoyable read with an eye-opening message, this short book will have a long-lasting impact on teachers' understanding of autism—and on their students' social and academic success.

Just Give Him the Whale!: 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism Reviews

  • Susan

    I LOVED this book! I do wish all the educators of kids with ASD were required to read it. I think it would spark a great discussion about how we educate our kids. Sure, direct instruction is sometimes needed, but I wonder if this approach would reduce meltdowns and tantrums. Sure, it would take a great deal of creativity on the parts of teachers and related service providers, but it would reduce the number of demands placed on a child. Not that all demands are bad, but when a child has no choice in his day, it's a sad state of affairs.

  • Marcia

    This was a good read for parents of a new diagnosed child, but not really informational for an educator.

  • Erin

    Good premise, mediocre execution. Poor language choices and autistic voices were noticeably missing.

  • Annette Varcoe

    Excellent book for those who work with autism across a wide variety of settings...I highly recommend.

  • Rachel

    This book was recommended to me by the Autism Awareness Centre. I went to a seminar and the book looks really good.

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    I also saw it on the chapters.ca site for cheaper but they aren't releasing it until July 2008.

  • Michelle

    Seeing as I get an increase of kids with autism in my classroom, I am trying to increase my knowledge base on how I can effectively teach these students. I attended a seminar last school year and was referenced to this book as well as one other. I'm learning that sometimes it's ok to perseverate on certain interests when it can be used to help a student.