Gardening for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Special Educational Needs: Engaging with Nature to Combat Anxiety, Promote Sensory Integration and Build Social Skills
Book Details
- Publisher : Jessica Kingsley
- Published : 2012
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 160
- Category :
Autism and Aspergers - Category 2 :
Child and Adolescent Studies - Catalogue No : 36667
- ISBN 13 : 9781849052788
- ISBN 10 : 1849052786
About the Author(s)
Natasha Etherington is a horticultural therapist and volunteer master gardener. She designs gardens and adapts horticultural activities to enable people with barriers to enjoy the experience of gardening. Her therapeutic garden design at Pitt Meadows Elementary School won the 2010 Accessibility and Leisure and Recreation Award from the City of Maple Ridge. She lives in British Columbia, Canada with her husband Jason and two children.