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01-05-2011 | Book Review
Nicole Martin: Art as an Early Intervention Tool for Children with Autism
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, UK, 2009, 156 pp, ISBN 978 1 84905 807 0, $18.95 (Paper)
Auteur:
Sheila Christopher
Gepubliceerd in:
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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Uitgave 5/2011
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Excerpt
Early Intervention Tool for Children with Autism by Nicole Martin is just the right book for busy parents, a practical reference for psychologists, teachers, occupational therapists, sensory integration therapists and anyone working with a child on the autism spectrum. It will be of particular interest to all those professionals working with autistic children and specialists in other communication disorders. Art therapy is a psychological discipline that specializes in using visual art making and the creative process to help clients bring about therapeutic change. There are resources for children with autism in myriad forms, and art therapy could be the right fit for the child with autism and “art can provide a way to express what is more complicated”. …