Theatre and dramatherapy in health education and autism / Bill HEEKS in Good Autism Practice - GAP, 16-2 (October 2015)

Public ISBD [article]  inGood Autism Practice - GAP > 16-2 (October 2015) . - p.21-24 Titre : Theatre and dramatherapy in health education and autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Bill HEEKS, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : p.21-24 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BiIl Heeks is a young man with autism and a university student taking a BA degree Drama at Edge Hill University. In this paper, he explores the use and value of different types of theatre in working with people with autism and in raising awareness in others. He describes the Sesame approach and theatre of the grotesque and how when actors are asked to do a task in the weirdest way possible, this plays to the strengths of those with autism and helps neurotypical people to appreciate otherness. Adults with autism often work in theatre and performance and the editors would welcome further papers on the use and value of drama and the performing and creative arts in general. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=271 [article] Theatre and dramatherapy in health education and autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Bill HEEKS, Auteur . - 2015 . - p.21-24. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 16-2 (October 2015) . - p.21-24 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BiIl Heeks is a young man with autism and a university student taking a BA degree Drama at Edge Hill University. In this paper, he explores the use and value of different types of theatre in working with people with autism and in raising awareness in others. He describes the Sesame approach and theatre of the grotesque and how when actors are asked to do a task in the weirdest way possible, this plays to the strengths of those with autism and helps neurotypical people to appreciate otherness. Adults with autism often work in theatre and performance and the editors would welcome further papers on the use and value of drama and the performing and creative arts in general. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=271

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