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LEGO-based therapy how to build social competence through LEGO-based clubs for children with autism and related conditions

A comprehensive guide to setting up LEGO Therapy groups to promote social skills in children with autism spectrum disorders and related conditions through group LEGO building. It fully explains the approach and gives advice on strategies for successfully seeing children through from 'LEGO Helper' to...

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Main Authors: LeGoff, Daniel B. (Author), Gomez De La Cuesta, Gina (Author), Krauss, G. W. (Author), Baron-Cohen, Simon (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.
Subjects:
Autism spectrum disorders.
Autism in children.
Behavior therapy for children.
Play therapy.
Parent teacher books.
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Summary:A comprehensive guide to setting up LEGO Therapy groups to promote social skills in children with autism spectrum disorders and related conditions through group LEGO building. It fully explains the approach and gives advice on strategies for successfully seeing children through from 'LEGO Helper' to 'LEGO Genius'.
Physical Description:144 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781849055376 (alk. paper)
1849055378 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:Daniel B. LeGoff is a licensed pediatric neuropsychologist, and the pioneer of LEGO-Based Therapy. He specializes in the assessment and treatment of neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioral conditions in infants, children, and adolescents.
Gina Gmez de la Cuesta completed her PhD in 2008 at the Cambridge University Autism Research Centre, running and evaluating LEGO-Based Therapy under the supervision of Daneil LasGeff, Simon Baron-Cohen, and Ayla Humphrey. She is a trained teacher and has run LEGO-Based Clubs in schools and clinical settings.
GW Krauss has worked on the development and implementation of LEGO-Based Therapy with Dr LeGoff for the past six years. He integrates the approach into the social learning programming at the Y.A.L.E School and Clinic in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA, where he is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist.
Siomon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at Cambridge University and Director of the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge, UK. He runs a clinic for adults with Asperger Syndrome and is involved in collaborative research to LEGO-Based Therapy.

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