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Caring for Myself

A Social Skills Storybook

Christy Gast, Jane Krug and Kotoe Laackman

Children love looking at photos of themselves. That is why they will enjoy the personalized pages in Caring for Myself. Parents and teachers will enjoy the easy-to-use way to tap the visual learning strengths of students with ASD.

25x18cm

96 pages

$29.95

Comic Strip Conversations

Carol Gray

A comic strip conversation incorporates the use of simple drawings to illustrate the interaction which comprises the quick exchange of information conversation entails. It is an effective tool for parents and professionals working with students with autism and other developmental disabilities because it creates a visual component to an abstract subject they find complex and often perplexing. Comic Strip Conversations identifies what people say and do, emphasizing also what people may be thinking.

22x28cm

39 pages

$16.95

My Social Stories Book

Gray & White

Written for children aged 2-6 the social story approach has become established over the last decade as a highly effective way of teaching social and life skills to children on the autism spectrum. In short narratives, the stories show children step-by-step through basic activities such as cleaning teeth, having a bath and getting used to new clothes. They also help children to understand different experiences such as going to school, shopping and visiting the doctor.

25x17cm

141 pages

$28.95

New Social Story Book, 10th Anniversary Edition (Revised) (2ND ed.)

Over 150 social stories that teach social skills...

Carol Gray

Since the early 90s, Carol Gray's world-famous Social Stories(TM) have helped thousands of children with autism spectrum disorders. This 10th Anniversary edition of her best-selling book offers the ready-to-use stories that parents and educators have depended on for years, but now features over 25 additional Social Stories, groundbreaking new strategies for creating custom stories, and a modern design complete with full-color photos. Developed through years of experience, these strategically written stories explain social situations in a way children with autism understand, while teaching the social skills children need to be successful at home, at school, and in the community.
CD included.

25x20cm

300 pages

$58.95

Revealing the Hidden Social Code

Social StoriesTM for People with Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Marie Howley and Eileen Arnold forward by Car

The authors explain the key elements of Social StoriesTM, review the guidelines for writing them, and help writers to structure and develop their stories. They provide detailed guidance and encouragement for the different stages of what is often a challenging process, offering advice on presentation and suggestions for using the approach to enhance other strategies. Revealing the Hidden Social Code is essential reading for any professional, parent or carer wanting to employ Social StoriesTM to address the kinds of social challenges commonly experienced by people with ASDs.

22x15cm

160 pages

$31.95

Social Skills for Teenagers and Adults with Asperger's Syndrome

A Practical Guide to Day-To-Day Life

Nancy Patrick

This resource provides practical strategies for helping teenagers and adults with Asperger Syndrome to navigate social skills, friendships and relationships at home and in the community. The author offers advice and useful strategies for tackling day-to-day problems such as visits to the dentist or the doctor, searching for a job, sorting out personal finances, going on vacation, and dealing with public transport, as well as more intimate topics such as dating and acquiring and maintaining friendships. The chapters are structured around real-life scenarios and the challenges they present, followed by step-by-step solutions and suggestions. A final section provides a set of practical self-help tools, which encourage the reader to note down answers to the questions posed and record personal reflections

23x15cm

208 pages

$32.95

Social Skills Groups for Children and Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome

A Step-by-Step Program

Kim Kiker Painter

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.
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

28x21cm

172 pages

$79.00

Tobin Learns to Make Friends

Diane Murrell

great tool for learning one of the most basic social skills, this colorful picture book is quite effective in teaching social skills to children with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and other pervasive developmental disorders. Readers follow Tobin, a train, as he learns to make friends and engage in proper social activities.

22x28cm

$24.95

Why Do I Have To?

A Book for Children Who Find Themselves Frustrated by Everyday Rules

Laurie Leventhal-Belfer

Why do I have to? looks at a set of everyday situations that provide challenges for children at home, with their friends and at school. Empathizes with children's wish to do things their way, explaining clearly why their way does not work and provides a list of practical suggestions for how to cope with these challenges and avoid feelings of frustration. This is the ideal book for children who have difficulty coping with the expectations of daily living, as well as for their parents and the professionals who work with them.

25x17cm

78 pages

$17.00


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