Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism Different Sensory Experiences - Different Perceptual Worlds by Bogdashina, Olga ( Author ) ON Jun-11-2003, Paperback

The ability to perceive accurately stimuli in the environment is basic to many areas of academic, communicative and social functioning. Although people with autism live in the same physical world and deal with the same `raw material' their perceptual world turns out strikingly different from that of non-autistic people. It is widely reported that autistic people have `unusual' sensory perceptual experiences that may involve hypo- and hypersensitivity, fluctuation between different `volumes' of perception and difficulty interpreting a sense. In this book, Olga Bogdashina attempts to define the role of sensory perceptual problems in autism identified by autistic individuals themselves. Often ignored by many professionals, this is one of the main problems highlighted by autistic individuals. This book singles out possible patterns of sensory experiences in autism and the cognitive differences caused by them. The final chapters are devoted to assessment and intervention issues with practical recommendations for selecting appropriate methods and techniques to eliminate the problems and enhance the strengths. Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome is vital to teachers and other professionals working with autistic individuals to fully comprehend sensory perceptual differences in autism. This book will help readers select appropriate methods for dealing with autistic individuals. In addition, parents of autistic individuals and autistic individual themselves will find the information will enable them to initiate relevant strategies and environmental changes to facilitate more effective learning. Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Introduction......Page 14 1. Sensory Realities......Page 18 2. Filtering Model......Page 30 3. Side-Notes: A Few Questions to Ask......Page 46 4. Gestalt Perception......Page 54 5. Sensory Perceptual Development......Page 68 6. Hidden Agenda of Language......Page 94 7. Non-Verbal Communication......Page 134 8. Sensory Hypersensitivities......Page 166 9. Side-Notes: Before We Go Further......Page 174 10. Extrasensory Realities in Autism (WithPossible Explanations)......Page 188 AFTERWORD......Page 198 REFERENCES......Page 201 SUBJECT INDEX......Page 220 AUTHOR INDEX......Page 223

this Book Focuses On The Role Of Sensory Perceptual Problems In Autism As Identified By Autistic Individuals Themselves. The First Part Of The Book Covers The 'unusual' Sensory Perceptual Experiences And Sensitivities Which Are Often Ignored By Professionals. The Second Part Looks At Assessment And Intervention Issues With Practical Recommendations For Selecting Appropriate Methods And Techniques To Eliminate The Problems And Enhance The Strengths. Sensory Perceptual Issues In Autism Enables Teachers And Other Professionals, Parents And People With Autism Themselves To Fully Comprehend Sensory Perceptual Differences In Autism.

This book will assist practitioners who work with autistic people to comprehend sensory perceptual differences in autism. Strategies for dealing with sensory integration dysfunction are presented in a manner that can easily be understood by practitioners and carers In recent decades, different conceptions of autism have appeared, which highlight sensory perceptual abnormalities as the basis of core features of the disorder.