Description
Acknowledgments.; Part I Introduction and Guiding Principles.; 1. Beginnings.; 2. Enjoyment - A Skill.; 3. The Band of Regulation.; Part II The Hurdles.; 4. Introduction to the Hurdles.; 5. Keeping Things the Same.; 6. Attention Challenges.; 7. Emotional Regulation Problems.; 8. Organization Deficits.; 9. Language Processing Issues.; 10. Associative Thinking.; 11. Sensory Sensitivities.; 12. ''Unlearning'' Rituals.; 13. Stereotyping by Neurotypical Individuals.; 14. Motivational Deficits.; Part III FunJoyment Groups.; 15. Introduction to FunJoyment Groups.; 16. Concepts Important in All Groups.; 17. School-Based Groups for Five-, Six-, and Seven-Year-Old Youngsters.; 18. School-Based Groups for Seven- Through Eleven-Year-Old Youngsters.; 19. School-Based Groups for Junior High and High School Students.; 20. Notes About Community-Based Groups.; 21. Community-Based Groups for Ten- and Eleven-Year-Old Youngsters.; 22. Community-Based Groups for Junior High and Senior High Students.; 23. Community-Based Groups for Older High Students and Young Adults.; Part IV Materials and Activities. Sample Permission Letters. Scoreboard. Activities for Five-, Six- and Seven-Year-Olds. Activities for All Other Groups.