Look At Me Look At Me: An Eye Contact Game For You and Me
Book Details
Author(s)Sophia Gallagher
ISBN / ASINB00ZEC9K0K
ISBN-13978B00ZEC9K05
Sales Rank639,643
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Look At Me Look At Me was designed to help foster the development of eye contact in children to better enhance their communication. A deficit in eye contact is often found in children with autism and other developmental disorders. Tested in a live school learning environment, this book has been proven to cultivate eye contact in a fun way for the reader and caregiver.
The video linked to the author page was produced by Autism Speaks. As you'll see on the short documentary piece, David's mother Ruth was interviewed to talk about the transition after David graduated high school. As David has autism, they had to decide what he would do during the day as he would no longer be in school. The video piece highlights the choice they made together that enabled David to pursue his desire to become an illustrator. This book is the result of their combined efforts.
From the Back Cover:
Look At Me Look At Me was originally developed by a para-professional looking for the best way to reach a child. The student had great difficulty maintaining eye contact when being urged to discuss the day's events. Sophia Gallagher masterfully created this rhyming game for her student, David Cruz. Supported by the school speech therapist, Gallagher observed that they were on the right track to help David master eye contact during conversations. David began to illustrate all the lines demonstrating that he understood what was being taught. The book ends in a count-off game that encourages the child and reader to engage in and maintain eye contact for as long and high as they can count together.
Look At Me Look At Me was designed to help foster the development of eye contact in children to better enhance their communication skills. A deficit in eye contact is often found in children with autism and other developmental disorders. Tested in a live school-learning environment, this book has been proven to cultivate eye contact in a fun way for the reader and caregiver.
After graduating David went on to become an illustrator and is currently working on a variety of social stories for upcoming books. He is also the comic-strip artist for a local business and publishes monthly for their online newsletter. Look At Me Look At Me is still informally used in the school he previously attended. And yes, David still enjoys playing the game and reciting the story.
The video linked to the author page was produced by Autism Speaks. As you'll see on the short documentary piece, David's mother Ruth was interviewed to talk about the transition after David graduated high school. As David has autism, they had to decide what he would do during the day as he would no longer be in school. The video piece highlights the choice they made together that enabled David to pursue his desire to become an illustrator. This book is the result of their combined efforts.
From the Back Cover:
Look At Me Look At Me was originally developed by a para-professional looking for the best way to reach a child. The student had great difficulty maintaining eye contact when being urged to discuss the day's events. Sophia Gallagher masterfully created this rhyming game for her student, David Cruz. Supported by the school speech therapist, Gallagher observed that they were on the right track to help David master eye contact during conversations. David began to illustrate all the lines demonstrating that he understood what was being taught. The book ends in a count-off game that encourages the child and reader to engage in and maintain eye contact for as long and high as they can count together.
Look At Me Look At Me was designed to help foster the development of eye contact in children to better enhance their communication skills. A deficit in eye contact is often found in children with autism and other developmental disorders. Tested in a live school-learning environment, this book has been proven to cultivate eye contact in a fun way for the reader and caregiver.
After graduating David went on to become an illustrator and is currently working on a variety of social stories for upcoming books. He is also the comic-strip artist for a local business and publishes monthly for their online newsletter. Look At Me Look At Me is still informally used in the school he previously attended. And yes, David still enjoys playing the game and reciting the story.
