Whether it's learning how long one can look at somebody; how to shift topics, despite one's desire to stick with that all-consuming special interest; how to say no to peer pressure; or dealing with sensitive topic - it's all here. In this comprehensive and user-friendly book, the author translates years of experience working with students with autism and social communication difficulties. This is not just another social skills curriculum, but rather a manual that lays out the key components of effective social skills training. Detailed chapters are devoted to each critical element of skills training including: how to collaborate with and motivate clients, target relevant skills, match teaching strategy to language ability, generalize skills, create accepting peer programs, and measure progress. This 20th anniversary edition includes more than 25 new skill lessons and new research.

Describes in pictures the proper responses to real-life situations that youth with social communication challenges face on a daily basis.

Finally a social skills program that covers all the bases! Whether it's learning how long one can look at somebody without being accused of staring; how to shift topics, despite one's desire to stick with that all-consuming special interest; how to say no to peer pressure; or dealing with a sensitive topic - it's all here... and more. In this comprehensive and user friendly book, the author translates years of experience working with students wiht Asperger Syndrome and social-communication difficulties. After brief introductory chapters on skills to target, instructional strategies, behavior management, promoting generalization, etc., as well as a special chapter by Brenda Smith Myles on relevant characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, the reader is presented with the essence of this must-have resource: 70 of the skills that most commonly cause difficulty for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and social-communications problems. The presentation of each skill consists of a reproducible skill handout, as well as activity sheets listing ways teachers and parents can demonstrate, practice, and reinforce the skill in the classroom and at home. A concluding chapter on promoting peer acceptance offers sensitivity training programs for both students of various age groups and school staff, making this a complete social skills training package for students of all ages.

The 1st Complete In-Depth Book Ever Released On This Topic The Most Important Skill We All Need In Our Modern Day and Society! Some people just have a natural way with people. They always have the right things to say, at the right time. They attract friends like moths to a flame. They're constantly getting ahead at work. They attracting the opposite sex left-and-right. What do they all have in common? They all have great "Social Skills." We are at a crisis. In our present global world that is becoming more interconnected, yet with the ever-increasing reliance on technology hampering our natural human interaction, on top of the everyday multitude of distractions competing for our whatever limited time we have...we need social skills more than ever! For the first time ever, "Social Skills" is the first and only one its kind, fully in-depth book devoted into the complete entire aspects of social skills... From... * The Causes of Our Poor Social Skills * Our Social Development Progress * The Statistical Change of the Population is Requiring the Need of this Skill * Social Skills Training for Children to Teen * Social Skills Training for Adult * Applying Social Skills to Your Everyday Life * How Social Skills Help You on the Job * Using Social Skills to Manage Relationship * The In-depth Scientific Theories PLUS Practical How-To Applications ...and much more! If you're suffering socially, not where you hope to be in life, or don't have the friends and relationships you want... "Social Skills" will be key to getting the things you want.

THIS PAPERBACK EDITION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. PLEASE GO TO THE UPDATED EDITION OF THIS PAPERBACK. The 1st Complete In-Depth Book Ever Released On This TopicThe Most Important Skill We All Need In Our Modern Day and Society! Some people just have a natural way with people. They always have the right things to say, at the right time. They attract friends like moths to a flame. They're constantly getting ahead at work. They attracting the opposite sex left-and-right. What do they all have in common? They all have great "Social Skills." We are at a crisis. In our present global world that is becoming more interconnected, yet with the ever-increasing reliance on technology hampering our natural human interaction, on top of the everyday multitude of distractions competing for our whatever limited time we have...we need social skills more than ever! For the first time ever, "Social Skills" is the first and only one its kind, fully in-depth book devoted into the complete entire aspects of social skills... From... The Causes of Our Poor Social Skills Our Social Development Progress The Statistical Change of the Population is Requiring the Need of this Skill Social Skills Training for Children to Teen Social Skills Training for Adult Applying Social Skills to Your Everyday Life How Social Skills Help You on the Job Using Social Skills to Manage Relationship The In-depth Scientific Theories PLUS Practical How-To Applications ...and much more! If you're suffering socially, not where you hope to be in life, or don't have the friends and relationships you want... "Social Skills" will be key to getting the things you want.

A life skills guide for individuals with autism and Asperger's syndrome discusses social skills and strategies needed for success in the adult world, including discussion of perspective-taking, nonverbal communication skills, and stress management.

"The 1st Complete In-Depth Book Ever Released On This Topic"The Most Important Skill We All Need In Our Modern Day and Society!Some people just have a natural way with people. They always have the right things to say, at the right time. They attract friends like moths to a flame. They're constantly getting ahead at work. They attracting the opposite sex left-and-right.What do they all have in common?They all have great "Social Skills."We are at a crisis. In our present global world that is becoming more interconnected, yet with the ever-increasing reliance on technology hampering our natural human interaction, on top of the everyday multitude of distractions competing for our whatever limited time we have...we need social skills more than ever!For the first time ever, "Social Skills" is the first and only one its kind, fully in-depth book devoted into the complete entire aspects of social skills...From...The Causes of Our Poor Social SkillsOur Social Development ProgressThe Statistical Change of the Population is Requiring the Need of this SkillSocial Skills Training for Children to TeenSocial Skills Training for AdultApplying Social Skills to Your Everyday LifeHow Social Skills Help You on the JobUsing Social Skills to Manage RelationshipThe In-depth Scientific Theories PLUS Practical How-To Applications...and much more!If you're suffering socially, not where you hope to be in life, or don't have the friends and relationships you want..."Social Skills" will be key to getting the things you want.

One of the most complete sources of information on the development of social skills training with youth, this useful volume integrates current research and practice. Practitioners interested in establishing or revising current social service delivery programs for children and adolescents will discover valuable conceptual and programmatic ideas.

Social Skills Games and Activities for Kids With Autism provides complete instructions for using fun, engaging games and activities to teach social skills to children with autism spectrum disorders. The games include directions for assessing skills such as asking for toys, getting the attention of others, reading nonverbal gestures, understanding perspectives, and cooperating to solve problems. Using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, the book takes teachers through motivating, prompting, shaping, modeling, and reinforcing social skills while playing the games and helping students learn to participate in other activities such as demonstrating the social skill in role plays and the natural environment. Perfect for teachers struggling to help their students with autism learn to interact socially with their peers, these games are sure to become a much-loved part of students' daily routines.