Description
Book SynopsisWinner of an iParenting Media Award, this book uses photographs of students engaging in a variety of real-life social situations. The realistic format plays to the visual strengths of children with ASD to teach appropriate social behaviors. Color photographs illustrate the 'right way' and 'wrong way' to approach each situation - and the positive/negative consequences of each. A facilitator - parent, teacher, etc. - is initially needed to explain each situation, and ask questions such as 'What is happening here?' Children role-play skills until confident enough to practice them in real-life interactions.
Table of Contents
- Part One
- The Nature of Autism
- A brief look at Autism
- The Importance of Using Visual Aids to Teach Children with Autism
- Teaching Social Skills
- Discrete Trial
- Incidental Teaching
- Cognitive Picture Rehearsal
- What are Social Stories?
- Structured Learning
- About Social Skill Picture Stories
- What are Social Skills Picture Stories?
- Who Should Use Social Skills Picture Stories?
- How to Use This Book
- Initial Instruction
- Should You Teach the “Wrong Way” to Enact a Skill?
- Role-playing the Skills
- Reviewing the Skill/Providing Corrective Feedback
- Generalization of Skills
- Making Your Own Social Skills Picture Stories
- Things to Consider
- Sample Steps for Other Skills
- References
- Part Two
- Communication Related Skills
- Don’t be a Space Invader
- Listening Position
- Interrupting I (help opening a jar)
- Interrupting II (help with a zipper)
- Interrupting III (asking peers for a toy)
- Greetings
- Listening During a Conversation
- Starting and Maintaining a Conversation (about the present)
Starting and Maintaining a Conversation (about the past)
- Ending a conversation
- Introducing yourself
- Talking Briefly
- Play-Related Skills
- Asking to Play
- Joining in Play
- Sharing
- Compromising
- Turn Taking in Play
- Playing a Game
- Dealing with Losing
- Emotion-Related Skills
- Keeping Calm
- Showing Understanding for Others’ Feelings
- Accepting No for an Answer
- Dealing with Mistakes
- Trying Something New (fear of a new situation)
- Dealing with Teasing
- Trying when it’s Hard (dealing with hard or frustrating work)
