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BL
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1013436
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b767806
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| Main Entry
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Holland, Olga,1957-
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| Title & Author
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Teaching at home : : a new approach to tutoring children with autism and Asperger syndrome /\ Olga Holland.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Philadelphia :: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,, 2005.
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1 online resource (128 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1280262133
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: 1843107872
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: 1846421268
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: 9781280262135
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: 9781843107873
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: 9781846421266
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Prologue -- pt. I. The Journey to the Aristotle School. Billy grows up -- Face to face with autism -- Making the decision -- The deal with the district -- Setting up a school at home -- Homework -- pt. II. Adjusting to a Non-Typical World. In the debris of two minds -- Where are you, Billy? -- Are you with me? -- Minding the "D" words -- Eye language -- Body language -- Attention! -- pt. III. A Teacher's Strategies. Connecting the world -- On acquiring knowledge -- Remember? -- The five-senses approach -- English as a step-language -- Every person has a story -- pt. IV. Afterthoughts and Milestones. In search of humor -- Why Aristotle? -- Milestones -- Epilogue
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| Abstract
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Faced with the apparent inability of her autistic son Billy to learn and socialize with other children at school, Olga Holland decided to teach him at home. Where traditional educational approaches had produced limited results, the author's own method of teaching succeeded, over a period of two years, in enabling Billy to pass the test that allowed him to enter a class for gifted children. Teaching at Home explains the author's approach, focused on adapting to the demands of Billy's atypical mind and respecting his vivid imaginative world while attracting and retaining his attention. The autho.
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Asperger's syndrome.
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Autistic children-- Education.
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Home schooling.
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Advice On Parenting.
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Asperger's syndrome.
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Autistic children-- Education.
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Child Developmental Psychology.
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Coping With Disability.
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EDUCATION-- Special Education-- Learning Disabilities.
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Education, Special Topics.
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EDUCATION.
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Education.
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Home Schooling.
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Home schooling.
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Social Sciences.
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Asperger's syndrome.
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Autistic children-- Education.
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Home schooling.
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| Dewey Classification
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371.94
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| LC Classification
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LC4717.5.H65 2005eb
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G76clc
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G78clc
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