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The conversation train: A visual approach to conversation for children on the autism spectrum

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The Conversation Train: A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum - Shaul, Joel
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This inventive colour picture book uses the metaphor of a train to teach basic conventions of conversation to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Engines are like greetings; they get the train going. Freight wagons are like different speakers' turns; it is good to have at least a few when you are in conversation. A set of points guiding a train from one track to another is like a tactful change in the topic of conversation. When a conversation veers off-topic it is like a derailed train. As well as attractive ...

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The Conversation Train: A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum 2014, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London

ISBN-13: 9781849059862

Hardcover

The Conversation Train: A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum 2014, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London

ISBN-13: 9781849055314

Hardcover