Six Minute Social Skills Workbook 2: Social Detective Skills for Kids with Autism & Asperger's

ISBN: 0995320888

Author: Toole PhD, Janine

Condition: New

Do hidden social rules trip up your learner? Discover how to help neurodiverse kids and teens navigate peer interactions with confidence and success.The easy-to-use Social Detective Skills workbook provides no-prep exercises that can be completed in just six minutes.Your student will develop the skills to: Determine the social expectations of any situation Monitor other peoples signals of their expectations Engage successfully in a variety of social situations Deal with conflicting expectations, including peers who seek to manipulate.These skills are developed incrementally, with lots of practice, allowing your learner tomake meaningful progress week by week. Each worksheet is preceded by a parent/educator guide containing suggestions for alternate and extension activities.The workbook is ideal for learners who: Struggle to interpret the expectations of a situation Dont understand the hidden rules governing their peers interactions Find group activities overwhelming and confusing Consider making and keeping friends difficultThe workbook is organized into two parts. The first four chapters introduce the idea of social expectations and develop the skills of determining what the social expectations are in different situations and how to manage these expectations.The final chapter contains 20 activities that require your learner to put their new social detective skills to work. Your learner will determine the social expectations in situations as diverse as joining a conversation, dealing with someone who is encouraging bad behavior, and coping appropriately with difficult situations.Social Detective Skills for Kids with Autism & Aspergers is the essential trainer for neurodiverse children and teens to learn to decode the confusing neurotypical social landscape. If youre a parent, caregiver, or teaching professional looking for hands-on, proven techniques, then youll love Dr. Tooles engaging and effective approach.Buy Social Detective Skills for Kids with Autism & Aspergers to empower your learner today!About the Six-Minute SeriesThe Six-Minute series of workbooks is designed for busy parents and professionals who need easy-to-use and effective materials to work with learners who have Autism, Aspergers and similar social skill differences.The worksheets are designed to be easy-to-use, visually appealing and incremental in developing much-needed skills. Each worksheet teaches a simple key idea and provides practice in applying that idea. Worksheets can form the core of a social skills lesson, or be used in those 'extra' moments.Kindle Users:This workbook is designed to be equally effective whether you write in the print version or use your own paper with the Kindle version. Because your learner needs to see the workbook page, the book is best used on a tablet rather than a phone.