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ERIC Number: EJ679121
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Art and the Child with Autism: Therapy or Education?
Osborne, Jan
Early Child Development and Care, v173 n4 p411-23 Aug 2003
Examines some factors contributing to the success of art as a therapeutic tool with children with autism and considers some reasons why art is not more in evidence in schools. Considers benefits of art therapy and the role of art education as part of the British National Curriculum. Outlines the skills that experienced teachers of children with autism can bring to the therapeutic setting. Offers suggestions for future research. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Art Education, Art Therapy, Autism, British National Curriculum, Children, Creativity, Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Spirituality, Teacher Role, Therapists, Visual Arts
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Art Therapists; England
Note: Special Issue on: "Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders."