The author teaches art in secondary schools and centers for young people with intellectual disabilities. Her easy-to-read book offers invaluable guidance for anyone working to educate children with intellectual disabilities. It shows how to use artistic activities—painting, drawing, modeling, scribbling—to support their development. Starting from a core principle (meeting children where they are developmentally, encouraging progress without ever forcing it), the text provides rich psychological and pedagogical advice, along with practical tips to make these activities work. As for artistic and creative work itself, it needs no justification. Well-guided, it allows children to exercise and control their movements, to express themselves, to explore their surroundings, to connect with those around them, to have fun. That is no small thing.
—L.B. (1989)