
Title:
The essential guide to safe travel-training for children with autism and intellectual disabilities
Author:
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.
Physical Description:
215 pages ; 23cm
ISBN:
9781785922572
Abstract:
"For people with autism or an intellectual disability, safe and independent travel can be a serious challenge - once mastered, it's also a vital gateway towards freedom , fulfilment, and equality within society."--Back cover.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Travel-Training -- The Essentials -- 1. A Life Priority: Safe and Independent Travel -- Key points -- 2. How to Achieve Safe and Independent Travel -- Trust in your mind -- The power of words -- Your future is created today -- It's your decision -- The five consecutive steps of travel-training -- Applying the five steps of travel-training -- Key points -- Travel-Training -- The Ingredients -- 3. Establishing the Travel-Training Goal -- What's a goal? -- Considerations to help establish a relevant and achievable travel-training goal -- Key points -- 4. Planning and Teaching a Travel Route -- Planning the route -- Which segment to teach first? -- How to teach route segments -- Sequencing travel-training skills -- Key points -- Travel-Training -- Important Considerations -- 5. Techniques for Travel-Training -- Reinforcement -- let's be positive! -- Ignoring incorrect behavior -- Prompting -- Stop talking -- Criteria setting and fading out from a program -- Teaching schedules -- Forward and backward chaining -- Key points -- 6. Environmental Factors -- Where's my red hat? Being visible to traffic -- Fear of dogs, loud noises, and people -- Stranger danger -- Key points -- 7. Road Crossing: Teaching Road Crossing to the Beginner -- Crossing the road at traffic lights using audio-tactile signals -- Crossing the road at a marked/controlled crossing -- Crossing the road at an unmarked/uncontrolled crossing -- Key points -- 8. Other Very Important Travel-Training Skills -- Money handling -- Communication skills -- Phone skills -- Time awareness -- Bus travel -- Train travel -- Key points -- 9. Travel-Training in Schools with Student Groups with Disabilities -- Preparation for travel-training -- Key points -- 10. Travel-Training Case Studies -- Routes for beginner travelers -- Routes for intermediate travelers -- Routes for advanced travelers -- Top Tips for Trainers.
Language:
English