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The Social Skills Picture Book

Detailed Description

A great new resource, this photographic picture book depicts children demonstrating various social skills which are broken down into concrete steps. Geared towards children with Asperger Syndrome or those who have difficulties with auditory and language processing, these stories help children understand what is happening and why people think and feel the way they do in particular social situations. The first part of the book looks at the importance of visual aides in teaching children with autism. Different methods of teaching social skills are outlined, explaining initial instruction, review and generalization of skills. The bulk of the book is Part Two which presents photos with dialogue bubbles, representing the right way and the wrong way of behaving in social settings. Situations include: Greetings; Listening; Interrupting; Starting and Maintaining a Conversation; Introducing Yourself; Asking to Play; Turn Taking; Sharing; Keeping Calm; Accepting No for an Answer; Dealing with Mistakes; Compromising; and Trying When its Hard, among others. This is an excellent tool for both parents and professionals who are working on teaching children appropriate social behavior.
Soft Cover, 197 pages, by Dr. Jed E. Baker

Customer Reviews

Extremely useful

By Customer In: NY, NY
Date Posted: Sep 11, 2008 at 1:34 PM

I love this book for it's clear steps, I found it so easy to use!

The Social Skills Picture Book

By Customer In: San Antonio, TX
Date Posted: Mar 2, 2009 at 10:50 AM

My daughter, who is a special education teacher and has an autistic 8 year old son came home with this book and show him one illustration, read it, acted out with the situation shown and I was amazed with his reaction. He had just decided to play basketball before she did this, and decided to put that aside and got the book and would not put it down. He couldn't get enough of it. He sat grining and wanted to read more. I know this can be a great help to him and so many more children who want to be friends and don't know how to go about it in acceptable ways. What an enlightenment!!!! Angie "A Very proud Grandma"