Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome
This book provides practical, hands-on strategies to teach social skills to children with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome. It includes a detailed description of the social deficits of these children as they appear in the classroom -- difficulties with such things as understanding idioms, taking turns in conversation, understanding and using tone of voice and body language -- and ways to address them. Instruction is included in the book to enhance the development of appropriate,...
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This book provides practical, hands-on strategies to teach social skills to children with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome. It includes a detailed description of the social deficits of these children as they appear in the classroom -- difficulties with such things as understanding idioms, taking turns in conversation, understanding and using tone of voice and body language -- and ways to address them. Instruction is included in the book to enhance the development of appropriate, measurable, and meaningful individualized education plans (IEPs) to incorporate social goals. Lesson plans are included to facilitate the ability to 'teach' these social goals. Parents will find this text an excellent training tool to help develop social education curricula for their children, and teachers will find it particularly helpful as an easy-to-read manual containing many 'nuts and bolts' strategies to utilize in the classroom.
Acknowledgements9Foreword11Ch. 1Is it Autism or Asperger Syndrome? - Diagnostic Criteria13Ch. 2Deficits in Social Communication21Ch. 3Deficits in Social Behavior49Ch. 4Sensory Differences in Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome83Ch. 5Social Skills Assessment Tools - Samples and Descriptions99Ch. 6Interventions to Promote Acquisition123Ch. 7IEP Development155References179Index181
