Social Skills Success for Students with Autism / Asperger's: Helping Adolescents on the Spectrum to Fit In

by Fred Frankel, Jeffrey J. Wood

The only evidence-based program available for teaching social skills to adolescents with autism spectrum disorders Two nationally known experts in friendship formation and anxiety management address the social challenges faced by adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The book helps educators instruct youth on conversing with others, displaying appropriate body language, managing anxiety, initiating and participating in get-togethers, and more. The book is filled with helpful information on ASD to aid teachers who have received little training on the topic. Extremely practical, the book includes lesson plans, checklists, and sidebars with helpful advice. Provides a much-needed book for teachers at all levels for helping students develop the skills they need to be successful.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 2011

Reviews

[Cynthia Penner M. Ed. · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Social Skills Success for Students with Autism/Asperger's" by F. Frankel and J. J. Wood (2011) is a fantastic, user-friendly guide to inclusive education for high school students.

Contains lesson plans, charts, surveys and parent guides!

Some of the topics include:

-Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder

-Making Inclusion More Successful for Students with Autism

-Classroom Management and Social Skills Groups

-Interventions for Basic Social Skills

-Understanding and Assessing Anxiety

-Interventions to Reduce Anxiety and Outbursts

-Preventing and Dealing with Victimization

-Helping Kids on the Spectrum Find Their Own Place in the World