Download or read book How to Be a Good Social Thinker with Autism Resource Guide written by Travis Breeding and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-12 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Skills involved a lot more than just executing a technical skill set. Social thinking is an advanced pattern of thinking we use in all social situations. For most of us this pattern of thinking comes naturally. We have to put forth little effort to use our social thinking skills. For those with Autism this part of the brain is impaired. We have to work much harder at using our social thinking skills in order to be successful in social relationships. This book is all about social thinking. Having your child in counseling is one thing. In my experience counselors are not social skills coaches and are unable to assist those of us with Autism in learning the necessary social skills that we need. This book gives you some general knowledge ideas about social thinking along with some of my best practice ideas and solutions for teaching social thinking to your child with Autism. Social thinking analyzes the entire social situation. How do we know when it is our turn to speak? How do we know how far apart from someone to stand? How do we know what appropriate body language is for the situation we are in? How do we analyze all of these things. This book helps you prepare your child for the teenage years and the adult years. Don't miss the chance. Pick up a copy of How to Be a Good Social Thinker today to prepare your child for tomorrow. This version of How to Be a Good Social Thinker comes with a complete Autism Resource Guide that touches on subjects such as special interests, make-believe world of autism, coping mechanisms, escape into imagination, and much more.
Download or read book How to Be a Good Social Thinker written by Travis Breeding and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-12 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Skills involved a lot more than just executing a technical skill set. Social thinking is an advanced pattern of thinking we use in all social situations. For most of us this pattern of thinking comes naturally. We have to put forth little effort to use our social thinking skills. For those with Autism this part of the brain is impaired. We have to work much harder at using our social thinking skills in order to be successful in social relationships. This book is all about social thinking. Having your child in counseling is one thing. In my experience counselors are not social skills coaches and are unable to assist those of us with Autism in learning the necessary social skills that we need. This book gives you some general knowledge ideas about social thinking along with some of my best practice ideas and solutions for teaching social thinking to your child with Autism. Social thinking analyzes the entire social situation. How do we know when it is our turn to speak? How do we know how far apart from someone to stand? How do we know what appropriate body language is for the situation we are in? How do we analyze all of these things. This book helps you prepare your child for the teenage years and the adult years. Don't miss the chance. Pick up a copy of How to Be a Good Social Thinker today to prepare your child for tomorrow.
Download or read book Thinking Person s Guide to Autism written by Jennifer Byde Myers and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking Person's Guide to Autism (TPGA) is the resource we wish we'd had when autism first became part of our lives: a one-stop source for carefully curated, evidence-based information from autistics, autism parents, and autism professionals.
Download or read book How to Teach Your Child What Real Friendship Is with Autism Resource Guide written by Travis Breeding and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friends are hard to come by. True friendship is a combination of many things. Some friends will come and go while others will stay with us for a lifetime. Friendships and relationships are difficult to maintain for anyone, especially for a child with Autism. This book will help your child learn how to make real friendships and avoid friendships where they get taken advantage of. This book provides useful tips and strategies or teaching your child the difference between a real friend and a fake friend. This book will help you teach your child what a real friendship is not first before going into helping them learn what a real friendship is. It is important that children know what not to look for in friendship or that they know of the red flags to look for so that they can avoid being bullied or taken advantage of. Once your child learns what friends are not about then they are ready to begin learning what real friendship is. You will find some personal stories of my own life in this book. It is very hard to find real and true friends. It is my hope by sharing these experiences with you that you and your child will be better prepared and equipped with skills to help your child succeed in friendships. This book comes complete with discussion on topics like social skills, social context, social thinking, bullying, and much more. This is a great place to start if you are hoping to help your child make more friends. This version of How to Teach Your Child What Real Friendship Is comes with an Autism Resource Guide that will give you a more in depth look at social issues kids with Autism face. Topics covered will be social skills, social thinking, escape into imagination, social context, special interests, obsessions, creating a make-believe world, coping mechanisms, and more.
Download or read book How to Use Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites with Autism Resource Guide written by Travis Breeding and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-13 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can be hard to make friends and find your way in the job market in today's society. Jobs are now offered more along the lines of who a person knows as opposed to what they know. Facebook and other social networking sites like Twitter, Linkedin, and many others have become a prime way to connect with the world socially. While these sites are great for connecting, making friends, and obtaining your dream job there are still many hidden unwritten social rules that must be learned before using these sites successfully. This book is not just great for teens with Autism learning the unwritten hidden rules. It is also a good and short read for all of us who use these websites to connect with the world. We will learn when it's appropriate to contact someone. We also will discuss the green dot in Facebook chat and the implied meaning that comes behind the green dot. We will also learn some very important safety tips that will help protect us from putting ourselves in potentially dangerous situations. This book is an excellent read for teenagers just learning how to connect with the world online with Facebook and other networking sites. It would be a perfect book for a parent to sit down and read with their autistic teenager. This book is a beginners guide to using Facebook and other social networking sites safely and successfully. This version of the book comes complete with an Autism Resource Guide that discusses topics like social skills, social thinking, social context, special interests, obsessions, friendships, relationships, escape into imagination, using a make-believe world as a coping mechanism, and a lot more.
Download or read book The Ice Cream Sundae Guide to Autism written by Debby Elley and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autism is a bit like an ice-cream sundae. There are lots of ingredients that go into it. There are so many types of sundae glasses out there. Some are plain and simple, some are loud and proud! In fact, sundae glasses are a bit like people - we're all different. Because we all have different personalities, autism doesn't look the same in everybody. This picture-led book uses ice-cream sundae ingredients to represent various aspects of autism such as sensory differences, special interests or rigidity of thinking, explaining the different facets of autism in a neutral way. The reader can create their own individual 'ice-cream sundae' to illustrate their personal strengths and challenges, highlighting how it makes them unique and helping to build confidence and self-awareness. It includes colourful illustrations and workbook activities to help children cement their understanding of autism.
Download or read book Navigating the Social World written by Jeanette L. McAfee and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2002 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of its unique focus on teaching the critical social skills that autistic children lack, this book has been cited by "Library Journal" as "Essential to All Collections."
Download or read book Think Social written by Michelle Garcia Winner and published by Teaching Social Skills. This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes detailed lessons, worksheets and vocabulary for a social skills curriculum for children.
Download or read book Social Survival A Manual for those with Autism and Other Logical Thinkers written by Amy Eleftheriades and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Survival is a practical manual outlining what it means to be a logical thinker and how logical thinkers can make sense of the social world. Relevant for young logical thinkers including those with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s syndrome, this book clearly outlines how social confusion might arise and how this can be overcome. Written in a clear and unpatronising style, the book considers a range of different social scenarios and breaks these down into manageable components with helpful activities to be completed by the young person. Chapters discuss the nature and benefits of logical thinking, nuances of language and communication in social situtations, and the intricacies of social etiquette and peer interaction. Features include: appealing visual resources; practical activities around social situations that are relevant to young people; blank templates which can be photocopied and are available for download online; guidance for family members on how to encourage ongoing communication; an action plan which can be personalised for different scenarios. Social Survival will be essential reading for health, social care and education professionals and parents working with those who have high functioning autism or Asperger’s syndrome or those who are logical thinkers who do not have a diagnosis. In addition, this book can be used independently by the young person themselves.
Download or read book Social Thinking Guide written by Tom Jacibons and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom discusses the importance of teaching people with autism social thinking skills. It is important to teach them social thinking skills so that they can read and decipher the social context and social dynamics of social relationships with other people. Tom talks about how it is important that people with autism work with social skills coaches who are masters of social thinking and teaching the ability to use social thinking to read social context. This is a great introduction guide to social thinking that would be great for parents of autistic children and educators that work with autistic people. This book will go a long ways in addressing the importance of social thinking.
Download or read book Navigating College written by Melody Latimer and published by Autistic Press. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving high school and going to college is complicated for everyone. But if you're a student on the autism spectrum who is about to enter higher education for the first time, it might be a little bit more complicated for you. Maybe you're worried about getting accommodations, getting places on time, or dealing with sensory issues in a new environment. Maybe you could use some advice on how to stay healthy at school, handle dating and relationships, or talk to your friends and classmates about your disability. Maybe you want to talk to someone who's already dealt with these issues. That's where we come in. Navigating College is an introduction to the college experience from those of us who've been there. The writers and contributors are Autistic adults, and we're giving you the advice that we wish someone could have given us when we headed off to college. We wish we could sit down and have a chat with each of you, to share our experiences and answer your questions. But since we can't teleport, and some of us have trouble meeting new people, this book is the next best thing. So as you go back to school, check out a copy of Navigating College for yourself or your loved one. We ve done this all before--let us help you out.
Download or read book The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships written by Temple Grandin and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2005 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors share what they have learned about social relationships over the course of years struggling with the effects of autism, identifying Ten Unwritten Rules as general guidelines for handling social situations.
Download or read book Writing and Developing Social Stories written by Caroline Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories. In addition, there are examples of successful stories to use as guides, as well as information and photocopiable resources for delivering training on the use of social stories. Based on detailed work carried out in homes, schools and pre-schools, this book offers practical support to anyone meeting the needs of a child or young adult with an autistic spectrum disorder. Social stories are short stories intended for children with autism to help them understand their social world and behave appropriately within it. The stories provide clear, concise and accurate information about what is happening in a specific situation, outlining both why it is happening and what a typical response might be. It is written by those directly supporting a child with autism and only successful stories are included in the book. The stories are infinitely flexible and adaptable to an individual child in an individual social situation. It covers children aged 3 to 16.
Download or read book The Complete Autism Handbook written by Kathryn Wicks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When first published in 2008, The Australian Autism Handbook quickly became the go-to guide for parents whose children have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The Complete Autism Handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to every aspect of raising an ASD child. Including: * What is ASD? - Early signs and symptoms * Getting a Diagnosis * Early Intervention – early intervention is vital in helping a child with ASD * The Medical Maze – explains the evidence based medical theories behind ASD and why there is such controversy In this new edition, the book has been completely revised and updated with new chapters on: Dads and Siblings Teen issues Expanded information on autism and Asperger’s syndrome Updated information on early intervention DSM5 diagnostic criteria The second part of the book is an invaluable Resource Guide which lists each federal and state supports plus a comprehensive list of websites and books.
Download or read book Making Homes That Work written by George Braddock and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book You Are a Social Detective written by Michelle Garcia Winner and published by Think Social Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social world is a big, complicated place! We are all social detectives as we observe, gather, and make sense of the clues within different social contexts (settings, situations, and the people in them) to figure out the hidden rules for expected behaviors. This leads us toward understanding how we each feel and think about others in a situation and how we choose to respond to each other’s actions and reactions. We are good Social Detectives when we use our eyes, ears, hearts, and brains to figure out what others are planning to do next or are presently doing and what they mean by their words and actions. This revised, expanded 2nd edition of the awarding-winning storybook teaches from the social learner’s perspective about the power of observation, reading context, and interpreting clues before choosing how to respond in ways that meet their social goals. A new structured approach to observation, new illustrations reflecting a broader range of inclusion and diversity in characters, practice pages and activities for deeper learning, specific teaching tips, and a glossary of Social Thinking Vocabulary and concepts are just some of the new material you’ll find inside. This is the first book in the Superflex® series. It guides readers on a journey of discovery where they can: · Learn formulas for gathering clues by observing a setting, situation, and people in it · Be empowered to figure out how the social world works through their own detective lens · Learn to identify feelings and emotions and connect them to behaviors · Understand that all feelings are okay, even uncomfortable ones, and we can still learn and grow · Get support from emojis and special word banks · Find core Social Thinking® Vocabulary words highlighted throughout to support and strengthen key learning concepts · Have numerous opportunities to make smart guesses about hidden social rules in various situations · See examples and tips for school, home, and community life · Celebrate how all of us are social observers who are affected by others’ actions and reactions
Download or read book The Asperkid s Secret Book of Social Rules written by Jennifer Cook and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a teen or tween isn't easy for anyone but it can be especially tough for Asperkids. Jennifer O'Toole knows; she was one! This book is a top secret guide to all of the hidden social rules in life that often seem strange and confusing to young people with Asperger syndrome. The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules offers witty and wise insights into baffling social codes such as making and keeping friends, blending in versus standing out from the crowd, and common conversation pitfalls. Chock full of illustrations, logical explanations, and comic strip practice sessions, this is the handbook that every adult Aspie wishes they'd had growing up. Ideal for all 10-17 year olds with Asperger syndrome, this book provides inside information on over thirty social rules in bite-sized chunks that older children will enjoy, understand, and most importantly use daily to navigate the mysterious world around them.
