Social Behavior Mapping [Paperback]

Edited by Michelle Garcia Winner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2007

One of the most successful tools used at Michelle G. Winner's Center for Social Thinking is the Social Behavior Map (SBM). Michelle developed the SBM as a cognitive behavior strategy to teach individuals about the specific relationship between behaviors, other's perspective, other's actions (consequences), and the student's own emotions about those around him or her. The SBM is a visual tool that displays these abstract concepts through a flow chart. Now, Michelle and her team of talented therapists have created a collection of over 50 Social Behavior Maps covering a range of topics for home, community and the classroom. Social Behavior Mapping - Connecting Behavior, Emotions and Consequences Across the Day is geared for use by parents and professionals to help those with social thinking challenges understand what behaviors are expected and unexpected in a way that makes sense to their way of thinking.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Think Social Publishing; 1ST edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979292204
• ISBN-13: 978-0979292200
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 3.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expected or Unexpected ... Make it a Game!, June 7, 2009

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Lisa K. Morgan Long "Lisa Morgan-Long" (Oakville, Ontario, CA) - See all my reviews
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I love Michelle Garcia Winner -- I saw her talk at the Geneva Centre's Autism 2008 Conference in Toronto. She puts social behaviour under the terms "Expected" and "Unexpected" (versus "Right" and "Wrong"). I really like this and it has really gotten through to my 8 year old Aspie. We actually primed for this book by reading Michelle's other book called "You are a Social Detective", which, again, uses the terms "expected" and "unexpected". "You are a social Detective" is a bright, colourful (sorry, I'm Canadian, I spell colour and behaviour with a u), with cartoon pictures like the Simpsons. I put it on Stephen's bed and he read it himself. He really picked up on the Expected Vs Unexpected language to talk about Social interactions. Next, we followed up with this book "Social Behavioral Mapping", but instead of reading it like a textbook or making it into a lesson (oh, no Mom, not another "work session"), we turned it into a game. Michelle has many social situations described, and I let Stephen pick the scenario (i.e. going on a plane ride). Then I read a behaviour, either from the "expected" page or "unexpected" page and ask him whether it is expected or unexpected. Then I ask him why. It is actually really funny, because even though Stephen always puts his feet on the chair of the person ahead of us while riding on a plane (and I constantly tell him not to), he thinks this and other "unexpected" behaviours are hilarious (and obviously unexpected) when I read them to him. We split our guts laughing at the "unexpected behaviours" because, reading them from a book, they are so obvious, while in real life, he still does many of these. My plan is the learning process: theory down first, then we practise. This book is an excellent resource for description of many, many social situations and many behaviours: appropriate and inappropriate. I love the terminology that Michelle uses and I love the fact that I can use this book as a game! (Oh, and guess what terminology that I am now using when he behaves inappropriately socially? "Stephen, is that an expected behaviour, or unexpected?")

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Social Behavior Mapping Book, July 3, 2010

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An excellent tool to not only teach what is appropriate behavior for those kids that struggle with this issue, but it teaches more importantly WHY. It teaches the emotional connection of why people react the way they do.