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SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING for autistic adolescents and adults

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The book "Social Skills Training for Autistic Adolescents and Adults" is a valuable guide for therapists and parents who want to enhance the social skills of autistic people. It focuses on verbal and non-verbal communication, expressing feelings, and recognizing body language. The book's suggested activities are specially designed to improve the social interactions of autistic people by teaching them the rules of social behavior essential for their social life and smooth integration into society.


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Description

Social Skills

Age Group : 12+

"Social Skills Training for Autistic Adolescents and Adults" aims to help autistic adolescents and adults who face difficulties in their social interactions. Through a series of enjoyable exercises that combine fun and play, participating individuals can develop and hone many essential social skills.

Considering the challenges autistic people face daily, the book aims to help them practice verbal and non-verbal communication, express and manage their emotions and generally interact with those around them. The book "Social Skills Training for Autistic Adolescents and Adults" is written for therapists or parents who want to work on social skills through several specially designed exercises and interactive activities.

With the book's help, autistic people can slowly develop their body language and facial expressions, learn to recognize and read the corresponding non-verbal signals in others, adapt to the social rules according to each situation, and express their emotions in a verbal and non-verbal way.

The "Social Skills Training for Autistic Adolescents and Adults" textbook is an essential companion for every autistic person that needs to improve their social skills and integrate more easily into society.

You may also be interested in the book "Social situations for adolescents with ASD".

Specifications

  • Book format
    Paper or PDF file
  • SKU
    EN-EB1124
  • Age
    Adolescents
  • Number of pages
    118
  • Dimensions
    8.3 x 11.7 inches
  • Author
    Emeline Saley - Psychologist
  • Pagination
    Elsa Androutsou
  • Illustration
    Mylène Appel
  • Year of publication
    2023

Contents

Introduction
Non-verbal communication

  • Taking care of my body
  • Non-verbal communication – Generalities
  • Non-verbal communication – The face
  • Non-verbal communication – The look
  • Non-verbal communication – The body

Verbal communication

  • Joining in a conversation
  • Maintaining a conversation – Introductory session
  • Maintaining a conversation – Practical exercises
  • Chatting
  • The details of the conversation
  • Tact
  • Lying
  • Gossip and rumors
  • Humor

Expressing and managing feelings

  • Self-esteem
  • Expressing pleasant/unpleasant feelings
  • Learning to say "no"
  • Dealing with rejection
  • Bullying

Social interactions

  • Place in the group
  • Friendship
  • Empathy

Annex
Acknowledgments
Useful resources

Age

Adolescents

Author

Emeline Saley - Psychologist

Customer Reviews

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It has helped me a lot in my work as a psychologist, and not only with people with autism. I recommend it!

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I work a lot with adolescents and young adults with ASD and for the first time I find a material where there is a whole piece of social communication, captured in a way that is not too childish. Also the social scenarios are realistic and appropriate for older ages.