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Teaching Asperger's Students Social Skills Through Acting: All Their World Is a Stage!
Amelia Davies
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Description for Teaching Asperger's Students Social Skills Through Acting: All Their World Is a Stage!
Paperback. When given the chance, young people with Asperger's can be the charismatic actors that have ever hit the stage. This title provides the theories and activities which you need to set up acting classes that double as social skills groups for individuals with Asperger's or high-functioning autism. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: JNSG2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
When given the chance, young people with Asperger's can be the most charismatic actors that have ever hit the stage. In this guidebook, author Amelia Davies provides the theories and activities you'll need to set up acting classes that double as social skills groups for individuals with Asperger's or high-functioning autism. Included are acting exercises and plays that teach actors how to control and use body language, nonverbal communication, tone of voice, facial expressions, and movement, which are all important social skills. Using these and many other skills onstage allows actors to develop social understanding through repetition and generalization. Actors ... Read more
When given the chance, young people with Asperger's can be the most charismatic actors that have ever hit the stage. In this guidebook, author Amelia Davies provides the theories and activities you'll need to set up acting classes that double as social skills groups for individuals with Asperger's or high-functioning autism. Included are acting exercises and plays that teach actors how to control and use body language, nonverbal communication, tone of voice, facial expressions, and movement, which are all important social skills. Using these and many other skills onstage allows actors to develop social understanding through repetition and generalization. Actors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Future Horizons
Condition
New
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Arlington, United States
ISBN
9781932565119
SKU
V9781932565119
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About Amelia Davies
Amelia Davies received her Bachelor's of Fine Arts from Boston Conservatory, and her Master's of Fine Arts in acting from Brandeis University. She then made her living for many years as an actress, director, and producer, including a national tour with the Missoula Children's Theatre. Drawing both on her background in theatre and on her experience working with adults and ... Read more
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