More than words empowers parents to learn strategies to help build their childs social communication skills. More than words communication therapy 1to1 therapy. More than words by sussman, fern and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Introduction disability services and supports to children with asd more than words. For this video we interviewed clinicians and parents to find out what more than words offered through the hanen centre looks like as a. More than words guidebook, 2nd edition the hanen centre. More than words guidebook and dvd for parents of children with autism. More than words is a wonderful name for hanens program for parents of children with autism or social communication difficulties. Hanen, speech therapy answers, hanen malaysia, hanen kuala. Huntingdon, cambridgeshire illustrated by maureen and gordon gray, hamish moyle, dave parkins and john york fifth impression 1997 british library cataloguing in publication data harmer, jeremy, 1947 more than words. The hanen centre speech and language development for. Helping parents promote communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder background the more than words guidebook provides a stepbystep approach that parents can use to promote their childrens social interaction, communication and play skills during.
Darren trentepohl, discipline senior speech language pathology christina brown, speech pathologist. More than words is a musthave reference for parents of children with asd, and for professionals supporting parents. Darren trentepohl, discipline senior speech language. Helping parents promote communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder fern sussman on. Melvin speech pathology paediatric speech pathology. Like all of hanens programs, more than words was developed by expert speechlanguage pathologists and is grounded in extensive research. Its so broad, and the name is a little misleading during more than words i worked intensively with parents without ever targeting speech. If you want to find out more about the benefits of people games, how to use r.
More than this by patrick ness i wanted so badly for there to be more. It is also the textbook for the hanen more than words program. Helping parents promote communication and social skills in. After i have spent hundreds of dollars on autism books and thousands of dollars. I bought this book because i saw that my sons slp had it. Each program is made of a number of parent information sessions usually 8 and 4. Presented in a user friendly format, the books researchbased strategies show parents how to turn everyday activities with their child into opportunities for. Rhyming books are a great tool for promoting sound awareness, a skill that prepares children for connecting the letters they see on a page with the sounds they represent, which is critical for making sense of print. The hanen centre, a charitable organization, helps young children with or at risk for language delays communicate to the best of their abilities by developing books, videos, and programs for. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book good food for thought as sometimes life is more than you know. More than words share book recommendations with your.
Looking back on it now i can see how he could take more turns, turning pages, pointing or touching pictures. The program itself is delivered by hanen certified speechlanguage pathologists who have completed. This beautifullyillustratedbook followstheprogramscontentin. Its all pretty much common sense and not daunting at all.
More than words by fern sussman and a great selection of related books. This family focused program has been developed for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and those with social communication difficulties. More than words addresses the very specific challenges posed by children with asd, using strategies drawn from and based on the hanen program, an empirically validated, childcentred developmental approach to supporting childrens communication development. It aims to empower families to help their child to engage in back and forth interactions, develop more mature and conventional ways of. Wonderfully illustrated and with chapters divided into four colorcoded stages of communication, this book was developed for the hanen program for parents of. The two salt doing it were very good one was us trained and an asd specialist salt so had a great proactive attitude, the other one was very experienced, her day to day work was dealing with high school aged pupils with language problems, and had a grandchild.
Purchase of the hanen more than words book purchase of the hanen more than words dvd. Hanen more than words free information session wednesday 24 july 2019 call 9889 9010 to reserve a place bookings essential. The hanen centre, from toronto, canada, is our no 1 affiliate and we are proud to bring hanen resources to the region. The hanen centre is a notforprofit charitable organization with a difference. This course is suited to children without verbal language or who. Helping parents promote communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder illustrated by sussman, fern, lewis, robin baird isbn. They stopped providing the hanen course locally a year.
The more than words 3day workshop offers speechlanguage. We would like to offer these outstanding resources to professionals, teachers and parents of children with special needs. More than words hanen program for parents of children. Helping parents promote communication and social skills in young children with autism spectrum disorder edition 1. But my experience of hanen was very positive by far the best nhs help we got. More than words the hanen program for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder or social communication difficulties. We were referred to mardi at melvin speech pathology to do a more than words hanen by our speech pathologist. It was during our process to get an asd diagnosis for our son. To address early intervention training needs for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders asd using the more than words parent training program through the hanen center. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A parents guide to building interaction and language skills for children with autism spectrum disorder or social communication difficulties. Helping you help children communicate 10 great people. The familyfocused more than words program and more than words guidebook were developed by the hanen centre and are offered to parents around the world. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes.
This book comes from the hanen centre in canada, a foundation which for over 30 years has developed parent courses as a way of providing therapy for children. Another life change, going through family belongings and an unexpected story line emerges. More than you know opens with an unexpected family life change in the prologue, then the story continues about four decades later. This parent program focuses on a childs everyday activities and interests as the context for facilitating communication. We were able to attend a few lunch seminars with card, but the most valuable resource theyve provided us so far has been the more than words hanen program. Hi has anyone done this or any other of the hanen programs. More than words provides practical strategies for addressing the specific learning needs of children with an asd, while building communication and social skills. More than words, the hanen program, home visit, reading a book. Appreciating that therapy is about more than words. In a small town called dundee on the coast of maine, an old woman named hannah gray begins her story. What makes more than words strategies so powerful is that you can use them during the everyday routines youre already doing with your child.
Valley copa community of practice in autism january 2008 from more than words more than words brief overview by fern sussman this book is a guide to help parents promote communication and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder the ideas in this book are based upon the hanen program for parents of children. It empowers parents to help their child with socialcommunication difficulty or autism spectrum disorder asd reach three goals. It is a onceaweek program for 8 weeks plus 3 video sessions taught by certified hanen speech language pathologists slp. The program is one of several developed at the hanen centre in canada. Easytouse companion to the more than words guidebook. This unique program is offered to parents around the world by hanen certified. Hanens program, more than words, is an excellent resource for parents with children with asd or social communication difficulties. P well, i did write a little about it on my blog, but more my reactions to the book as opposed to actually. Please click the link below for a list of hanen resources we offer. Making the most of your childs interests and special preferences, more than words can show you how to take any daily activity and turn it into a fun and natural way to help your child communicate.
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