Strategies to Support Children with Autism and Other Complex Needs

Christine Macintyre was formerly a senior lecturer in Child Development, Play and Special Needs at Edinburgh University, UK. She now works as an early education consultant.

• 1. Come and meet our youngest children at play : First case studies with strategies to foster development 2. The importance of play for enhancing learning for children with autism and other complex needs 3. Theoretical underpinnings for the first selection of strategies 4. Come and meet our older children at play : More case studies with strategies to foster development 5. Theoretical underpinnings for the second selection of strategies 6. A positive reflection on observation and assessment.

"This text is an vital read for any practitioners working with children on the autistic spectrum or with complex learning difficulties Increasingly, children with autism are in mainstream education; this book offers practical strategies to help practitioners manage their learning, enabling them to give these children the best possible start in life." - Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch"You know you are holding a pretty special book very early on with this one. It acknowledges how difficult, challenging and overwhelmingly exhausting, supporting children on the autism spectrum can be, but simultaneously demonstrates how hugely rewarding it is too." – Martine Horvath, Early Years Educator "It is really worth reading this book from cover to cover. I found it very informative and had particular children in mind as I read about the experiences of practitioners working with all kinds of children we will need to integrate into mainstream classrooms at some point." - Helen Punter-Bruce, Special Children