The Social Skills Picture Book

Teaching Communication, Play, and Emotion to Children with Autism

Grades 2-5

Dr. Jed Baker

Elementary

8.5x11

Pages:

176

ISBN:

978-1-88547-791-0

Item Number:

8142

Price:	$39.99

The Social Skills Picture Book: Teaching Communication, Play, and Emotion to Children with Autism

Overview

Grades 2-5. A dynamic teaching tool for children with autism, this book offers pictures of the right and wrong ways to handle nearly 30 social skills, such as conversation, play, emotion, management, keeping calm, and empathy.

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. An adult then explains each situation, asking questions such as, “What is happening here?“ Children can role-play skills until they are 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 Aides 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)

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