Download or read book Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social communication Problems written by Jed E. Baker and published by Autism Asperger Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally a social skills program that covers all the bases! Whether it's learning how long one can look at somebody without being accused of staring; how to shift topics, despite one's desire to stick with that all-consuming special interest; how to say no to peer pressure; or dealing with a sensitive topic - it's all here... and more. In this comprehensive and user friendly book, the author translates years of experience working with students wiht Asperger Syndrome and social-communication difficulties. After brief introductory chapters on skills to target, instructional strategies, behavior management, promoting generalization, etc., as well as a special chapter by Brenda Smith Myles on relevant characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, the reader is presented with the essence of this must-have resource: 70 of the skills that most commonly cause difficulty for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and social-communications problems. The presentation of each skill consists of a reproducible skill handout, as well as activity sheets listing ways teachers and parents can demonstrate, practice, and reinforce the skill in the classroom and at home. A concluding chapter on promoting peer acceptance offers sensitivity training programs for both students of various age groups and school staff, making this a complete social skills training package for students of all ages.
Download or read book Social Skills Groups for Children and Adolescents with Asperger s Syndrome written by Kim Kiker Painter and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-06-08 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Skills Groups for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome is an empirically-grounded, ready-to-use curriculum for clinicians, teachers and other professionals wishing to lead social skills groups for children and adolescents with AS. It provides an introduction to AS and issues surrounding social skills, including diagnostic and assessment issues, the importance of good social skills, and treatment approaches. At the heart of the resource is a practical, user-friendly, fully photocopiable program, consisting of 10 core sessions and 13 supplementary sessions, which covers topics such as greetings, emotions, facial expressions, conversational skills and more. Each session contains an outline of the aims, the empirical basis of the skill being taught, step-by-step instructions for group leaders, and parent and teacher handouts. A comprehensive and practical social skills group program, this will be an invaluable and unique resource for clinicians, teachers, parents and professionals working with children and adolescents with AS social skills Kim Kiker Painter, PhD, specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families. She has extensive professional experience of assessing and treating individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and has a brother with autism who has greatly influenced her interest in this area. She is currently continuing her clinical work with children and adolescents at Silber Solutions, P.A.
Download or read book Social Skills Training written by Jed E. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author translates years of experience working with students with Asperger Syndrome and social-communication difficulties. The essence of this resource: 70 of the skills that most commonly cause difficulty for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and social-communication problems. Each skill is presented with a reproducible skill handout, as well as activity sheets listing ways teachers and parents can demonstrate, practice and reinforce the skill in the classroom and at home.
Download or read book Social Skills Training for Children with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism written by Susan Williams White and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical, research-based guide provides a wealth of tools and strategies for implementing social skills training in school or clinical settings. Numerous case examples illustrate common social difficulties experienced by children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and Asperger syndrome; the impact on peer relationships, school performance, and behavior; and how social skills training can help. Chapters delve into the nuts and bolts of teaching and reinforcing core skills in classroom, small-group, or individual contexts, emphasizing ways to tailor interventions to each individual's needs. Reproducible forms and worksheets can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
Download or read book Social Skills Training 20th Anniversary Edition written by Jed Baker and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it's learning how long one can look at somebody; how to shift topics, despite one's desire to stick with that all-consuming special interest; how to say no to peer pressure; or dealing with sensitive topic - it's all here. In this comprehensive and user-friendly book, the author translates years of experience working with students with autism and social communication difficulties. This is not just another social skills curriculum, but rather a manual that lays out the key components of effective social skills training. Detailed chapters are devoted to each critical element of skills training including: how to collaborate with and motivate clients, target relevant skills, match teaching strategy to language ability, generalize skills, create accepting peer programs, and measure progress. This 20th anniversary edition includes more than 25 new skill lessons and new research.
Download or read book Building Social Relationships written by Scott Bellini and published by AAPC Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Social Relationships addresses the need for social skills programming for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and other social difficulties by providing a comprehensive model that incorporates the following five steps: assess social functioning, distinguish between skill acquisition and performance deficits, select intervention strategies, implement intervention, and evaluate and monitor progress. The model describes how to organize and make sense of the myriad social skills strategies and resources available to parents and professionals. It is not meant to replace other resources or strategies, but to synthesize them into one comprehensive program.
Download or read book A Clinician s Guide to Social Skills Groups for Children and Adolescents with Asperger s Syndrome written by Kimberly M. Kiker and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Skills Training for Adolescents with General Moderate Learning Difficulties written by Ursula Cornish and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resource for educators offers an effective tool to help teenagers with learning difficulties develop skills in social interaction, communication and conflict resolution, and to build their confidence and self-esteem.
Download or read book Social Skills Success for Students With Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism written by Richard L. Simpson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provide students the social skills instruction they need to succeed in school and in life! Students on the autism spectrum have so much to offer our schools and communities, but they often aren’t provided with sufficient opportunity to develop to their full potential. This practical resource offers down-to-earth methods and strategies backed by evidence for enhancing the social skills of children and adolescents who have Asperger Disorder and other forms of high-functioning autism. Case studies, vignettes, classroom materials, checklists, and templates will help you: Deliver interventions that model desirable behaviors and provide opportunities for students to practice Support students in navigating social situations, forming relationships with peers and adults, and following rules and routines Develop, implement, and evaluate social skills intervention and support programs Educators and specialists will appreciate how this practical and friendly resource approaches each student as a unique learner and offers ways to build multi-faceted social skill intervention and support plans for each one. "Packed with practical, research-based activities, this book is the answer for teachers and parents. Educators will find value in the detailed processes and activities as well as the ready-to-use materials." —Renee Bernhardt, Supervisor of Special Education Cherokee County School District, Canton, GA "This is an up-to-date, practical, and practitioner-friendly resource for developing, implementing, and evaluating social skill intervention and support programs." —Debi Gartland, Professor of Special Education Towson University
Download or read book Social Skills Games For Teens And Adults With Asperger s Syndrome 50 Games and Dynamics to Work on Relationships Communication Trust and Other Key Social Skills written by Sandra J Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Skills Games For Teens And Adults With Asperger ́s SyndromeIn "Social Skills Games For Teens and Adults With Asperger ́s Syndrome" you will find a set of 50 activities and games to work in groups with different objectives.What will you find in this book: In the first place, you will find activities whose purpose is to make the person with Asperger's understand the world and be able to relate to it. Second, you have in this book group activities to manage emotions. To the extent that a child or adolescent with Asperger's is able to do so, they will feel more capable of expressing themselves and explaining what affects them. Third, you can find in this book some dynamics to work on the difficulty of making friends. An essential skill for anyone is to develop imaginative and creative thinking. That is why in this book we have included four dynamics for this. In fifth place you will find activities to work on the management of social rules. People with Asperger's syndrome may have a hard time putting themselves in the other person's shoes and understanding what the other person is feeling. In this book you will therefore find activities to work on understanding non-verbal language. People with Asperger's syndrome are people of habit and very reluctant to change. In seventh place you have here some games to work the resistance to change. In eighth place you will find activities to work anger and states of frustration. In ninth place you have dynamics and games to work on hyperactivity or hypoactivity. In tenth place you will find activities to work motor skills. You also have activities to work on language comprehension. And finally, a dynamic to work on excessive worry. In short, you take with this book 50 games and activities to work in a group with people with Asperger syndrome explained in a simple way and where you will know at the beginning of each dynamic the necessary materials, the duration and how many people it is designed for. Sandra J. Rogers is a Spanish psychologist specializing in children and adolescents. She graduated from the Jaime I University of Castellón (Spain) in 2006.
Download or read book S O S Social Skills in Our Schools written by Michelle A. Dunn and published by AAPC Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forming healthy, solid relationships with their typical peers is a major challenge for most children with autism spectrum disorders. This comprehensive social skills curriculum has the dual purpose of helping educators develop appropriate social skills in children with pervasive developmental disorders while also fostering understanding and tolerance among typical peers and school staff. The curriculum includes built-in booster lessons, so the child receives multiple presentations of the material, thus reinforcing the lesson for better understanding and generalization.
Download or read book Addressing Social Communication Skills in Children and Adolescents with Asperger s Syndrome written by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Social Skills Picture Book written by Jed Baker and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2006 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes in pictures the proper responses to real-life situations that youth with social communication challenges face on a daily basis.
Download or read book Social Skills Success for Students with Autism Asperger s written by Fred Frankel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only evidence-based program available for teaching social skills to adolescents with autism spectrum disorders Two nationally known experts in friendship formation and anxiety management address the social challenges faced by adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The book helps educators instruct youth on conversing with others, displaying appropriate body language, managing anxiety, initiating and participating in get-togethers, and more. The book is filled with helpful information on ASD to aid teachers who have received little training on the topic. Extremely practical, the book includes lesson plans, checklists, and sidebars with helpful advice. Based on UCLA's acclaimed PEERS program, the only evidence-based approach to teaching social skills to adolescents with ASD Contains best practices for working with parents, which is the key to helping kids learn social skills The authors discuss the pros and cons of teaching students with ASD in educational settings like full inclusion (good for academics but bad for social skills) and pull-out special day classes (where the reverse is true) Provides a much-needed book for teachers at all levels for helping students develop the skills they need to be successful.
Download or read book Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder written by Justin B. Leaf and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook identifies the various social deficiencies widely associated with children and youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It discusses possible causes as well as the lifelong effects if these deficiencies are not addressed. The handbook presents current behavioral and curriculum-based methods for assessing social deficits. Chapters examine the various interventions that have been used to improve social skills and behavior, including video modeling, peer-mediated interventions, and script fading. Chapters also assess various interventions using empirically based procedures, evaluate the research of each of these procedures, provide guidelines for treatment planning, and offer clinical recommendations. The handbook concludes with future directions for the development of both social behavior and clinical social skills interventions. Topics featured in the Handbook include: Impairments in social behavior that may result in negative outcomes such as depression, loneliness, and suicide in individuals with ASD. Bullying among youth with ASD. Behavioral skills training to promote social behavior of individuals with ASD. The Early Start Denver Model approach to helping young children with ASD. The implementation of social skills groups for individuals diagnosed with ASD. The Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, behavioral therapy, and social work, as well as such interrelated disciplines as child and adolescent psychiatry, rehabilitation medicine/therapy, pediatrics, and special education/educational psychology.
Download or read book AutPlay Therapy Play and Social Skills Groups written by Robert Jason Grant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AutPlay® Therapy Play and Social Skills Groups provides practitioners with a step-by-step guide for implementing a social skills group to help children and adolescents with autism improve on their play and social skills deficits in a fun and engaging way. This unique 10-session group model incorporates the AutPlay Therapy approach focused on relational and behavioral methods. Group setup, protocol, and structured play therapy interventions are presented and explained for easy implementation by professionals. Also included are parent implemented interventions that allow parents and/or caregivers to become co-change agents in the group process and learn how to successfully implement AutPlay groups. Any practitioner or professional who works with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder will find this resource to be a unique and valuable guide to effectively implementing social skills groups.
Download or read book Super Skills written by Judith Coucouvanis and published by AAPC Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title says it all! Super Skills: A Social Skills Group Program for Children with Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism and Related Challenges is SUPER at many levels. Based on a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the unique characteristics of individuals with ASD, Judy Coucouvanis presents 30 lessons grouped under four types of skills necessary for social success: fundamental skills, social initiation skills, getting along with others, and social response skills. Each lesson is highly structured and organized, making it easy for even inexperienced teachers and other group leaders to follow and implement successfully. A series of practical checklists and other instruments provide a solid foundation for assessing students? social skills levels and subsequent planning.
