Do Watch Listen Say. Social and Communication Intervention for Children With Autism

Editorial Review
Children with autism pose a perplexing and inconsistent puzzle when it comes to their social skills and communication development. You need research-based techniques that will enable you to support the acquisition of these vital skills. In this guide, you'll get this and more as you apply the new state-of-the-art assessment tool to guide your curriculum for individual students discover a range of proven strategies that combine the best of behavioral and developmental intervention practices find hundreds of suggested activities to build social play, group skills, and communication in fun and creative ways chart your interventions with the easy-to-use data collection forms and guidelines This comprehensive intervention guide and accompanying activities are easily adapted to develop a curriculum for both children who are verbal and those who use augmentative and alternative communication, and it can be implemented at home or in the classroom. Excellent for educators and speech language pathologists, this practical, user-friendly resource gives you the methods you need to build social and communication skills in children with autism.
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Customer Reviews

Valuable resource geared towards child inteventions

2002-05-14
Working on a voluntary basis with Autistic teenagers, while researching and developing an intervention program, has brought me into contact with a world of research literature, instructional manuals and 'snake oil', that I never before contemplated. Quill's book stands out as well researched, with solid practices. Quill is careful to document the steps in the pedagogical process and the outcomes that are possible as a result. The purposes and methodology behind each lesson are very precisely explained. Parents and therapists reading this book are left with no illusions of the difficulties facing them in effecting even small progress. I have read at least half a dozen texts directed at children's needs dealing with the same themes, and in my opinion Quill's text is among the best. This is tremendous contribution, in my opinion, to interventions for autistic children.

Parents and professionals working with high functioning autistic teenagers (Asperger Sydnrome) may find less of direct applicability. In this case, I would recommend also looking at Succeeding with Interventions for Asperger Syndrome Adolescents.

very good book for therapist

2002-01-12
The book tell us all we need to know to teach autistic children.
I am a practising Occupational Therapist. I find it very useful.

Another valuable book by Quill

2000-11-28
Do-Watch-Listen-Say must sit next to the earlier Quill book (Teaching Children with Autism)on your bookshelf if you work/live with someone with an autism spectrum disorder. Both are excellent resources. This latest book by Quill provides a 'much needed' assessment of the skills most often challenged in a child with a disorder on the autism spectrum, furthermore she provides a very 'user friendly' intervention component to address the challenges revealed by the tool. In a field fraught with 'alternative' interventions, Quill provides a very fundamental and efficient approach to sound intervention practices.

Teacher from New Jersey

2000-11-22
This is a must read for all educators, speech pathologists and parents who are interested in helping children with autism learn complex social and communication skills. Dr. Quill's first book was wonderful; this book is even better. It is an easy-to-read book that gives hundreds of practical ideas for working on complex social skills and communication skills. There is a comprehensive assessment tool that targets key areas such as imitation, solitary and social play, communication, conversation and social-emotional skills. The recommended intervention strategies draw from the best of behavioral and developmental research on autism. This book is tops on my recommended book list!!!

Review of Do,Watch, Listen, Say

2000-11-18
If you are the parent of a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or a professional working with Autistic children, this is a must have resource. Social skill deficits are one of the most common problem areas found in Autistic children and one of the most difficult to address. Do, watch, Listen, Say is a comprehensive guide that helps pinpoint problem areas in social and communication skills. Quill has developed an assessment tool that allows for a quick and accurate evaluation of the child's skill level and she offers specific activities that address each area of deficit.

Do-Watch-Listen-Say

2007-10-08
This book is a great tool for working with children on the Autism spectrum. Theory, assessment checklist and therapy activities are all included.

Very Useful Book

2007-03-12
Do Watch Listen Say - is a book that I was required to purchase for a class. Although is was required reading, I found it to be very helpful in planning and implementing strategies for teaching a range of students, including late talkers and kids with communication delays in addition to those diagnosed with ASD. Highly recommended for both teachers and parents - easy to follow and read. Good hands-on suggestions.

Useful

2005-02-22
I am a speech therapist and found this book to be a useful addition to my library, although I would suggest that anyone looking for information on autism check out multiple sources. There are simply too many viewpoints out there and too many different techniques for any one book to be 'the' book on treating autism. Also, this book was published in 2002 and at this point many of the suggestions will probably be nothing new to anyone familiar with the fundamentals of social skills training, using visual aides, and incorporating sensory techniques into therapy.

This book gives a good, balanced overview of how to effectively work with an autistic child. There were also a number of good suggestions and ideas for how to plan therapy sessions. I found some of the suggested activities to be a bit mis-matched in terms of ability level - some of the suggested 'games' for very basic skills, for example, seemed too complex for children working at such a beginning level. Overall, though, a good resource.

Thanks Ms. Quill!

2003-10-03
A practical book with some great advice for therapists and parents on having your autistic child OBSERVE AND LEARN FROM THEIR ENVIRONMENT! That is what we want right?

I like this book because it gave me practical advice to work with my son the very same day on suggestions that work.

For the holidays and birthdays give this book to your therapists/aides and teachers vs. another gift. It is a good, worthwhile read.

A very useful resource 2002-08-13
A very practical, hands-on approach to working with the autistic child.