Pamela J. Wolfberg, Ph.D., is co-founder of the Autism Institute on Peer Play Relations and Play-Center for Intergrated Play Groups and adjunct faculty at San Francisco State University. She leads seminars for professionals and families throughout the United States and abroad, and is widely published in academic texts, peer-reviewed journals, and books. Her book Play and Imagination in Children with Autism is based on her doctoral dissertation, for which she received a distinguished award from the University of California, Berkeley.
The Integrated Play Groups (IPG) model draws on multiple
theoretical perspectives, current research, and best practices to
provide opportunities for children with autism to experience and
learn within the culture of ALL children - play. This field manual
provides abundant guidelines and details to implement the play
groups in a variety of settings. This is a wonderful resource for
families and professionals. A 'must' for anyone who is interested
in supporting the peer play experience of children with autism."
—Jane R. Wegner, PhD, director, Schiefelbusch
Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, Intercampus Program in
Communicative Disorders, University of Kansas
"This is a wonderful user-friendly resource for parents and
educators who understand that quality intervention for young
children with autism must include play! Based on award-winning
research, Pamela Wolfberg offers practical guidelines for
developing Integrated Play Groups. Her assessment, hands-on
activities, and detailed strategies give us the tools we need to
build fun and meaningful play opportunities for children. This book
is another 'must have' on my short list of recommended resources."
—Kathleen Quill, PhD, Autism Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
"Here is finally a book about developing social and imaginative
play - not only play skills - in children with autism. Pamela
Wolfberg beautifully lays out the importance of social and peer
play in the lives of all children, and clearly and comprehensively
describes the means to foster the development of social
communication and play for children with autism who most need it.
The descriptions of the steps involved are so clear and easy to
follow, and the resources provided are so rich and specific that
the easy implementation of the IPG model hides the wealth of
information and depth of experience that is distilled into this
book." —Mimi W. Lou, PhD, clinical director, Children's Hospital
Autism Intervention (CHAI), Children's Hospital & Research Center,
Oakland, California
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