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Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communications Problems [Paperback]

Jed Baker
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Book Description

May 21, 2003 193128220X 978-1931282208 1
In this book, the author translates years of experience working with students with Asperger Syndrome and social-communication difficulties. The essence of this resource: 70 of the skills that most commonly cause difficulty for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and social-communication problems. Each skill is presented with 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.

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Dr. Baker's clinical expertise and personal concern for individuals with Asperger Syndrome is evident throughout this wonderful book. -- Suzanne Buchanan, Psy.D., BCBA, and Jenna Miller, M.A.T., The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC)<br /><br />If you've been searching for a social skills curriculum that really works, you've found it! -- Lori Shery, president and cofounder, Asperger Syndrome Education Network (ASPEN)<br /><br />This very user-friendly book provides a wealth of ready-to-use activities for both parents and educators. --Diane Adreon, assoc. dir., Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, University of Miami

About the Author

JED BAKER, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with over 12 years' experience leading therapeutic groups with children, adults, and families. He is a behavioral consultant for several New Jersey School systems, providing social skills training for students with pervasive developmental disorders and learning disabilities. In addition, he writes, lectures, and provides training throughout the North East on social skills training for individuals with Asperger Syndrome and related pervasive developmental disorders.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Co.; 1 edition (May 21, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 193128220X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1931282208
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 0.5 x 11 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I recommend to parents and teachers alike. Beth Sklar  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
I found it very straightforward and useful. amazonqueen  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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276 of 277 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best social skills book for our family January 5, 2004
Format:Paperback
As a parent homeschooling a child with Asperger Syndrome, I�ve bought about a dozen books to help me teach my child social skills. This one is the most useful I�ve found. Most books on this topic are aimed only at teachers and are hard to adapt to use at home with one child; that�s not the case with this book. While the book includes instructions for school personnel and describes how to teach the skills in classrooms and small groups, it is relatively free of educational jargon and doesn�t waste too much space on things that useless to me, like reproducible handouts for the children to take home to their parents.

The skills are broken down into small steps and are very specific, which is helpful with my literal-minded child. As a socially adept adult, I sometimes have trouble finding ways to explain social conventions, like the �Two-Question Rule,� as Baker calls it: �When others as you a question and you answer it, you can ask a similar question right back.� I�m sure I do this every day (�How are you?� �Fine, how are you?�), and yet it would have taken me ages to find a way to sum this up for my child.

The skills are broken down into six categories: Conversational Skills, Cooperative Play Skills, Friendship Management, Self-Regulation, Empathy, and Conflict Management. The skills range from �Maintaining Appropriate Physical Distance from Others� to �Giving Criticism in a Positive Way�. Each skill is covered on two pages. One page lists guidelines for following the rule, and includes a small fill-in-the-blank space where children can plan when they will try out the skill and later report how it worked. The facing page lists suggested activities for teaching and reinforcing the skill.

I was also pleased to find that Baker�s The Social Skills Picture Book covers many of the skills in Social Skills Training, so I have been using the picture book as a companion to this book. Actually seeing photos of children using the skills (or making mistakes) helps to fix the rules in his mind.

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121 of 126 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Down to Earth approach but needs augmenting December 18, 2003
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I haven't changed my mind about my first thoughts on this book. It struck me as a competent down to Earth book on social skills training. Largely the book outlines the relevant skill on the left hand page and then provides an explanation of the purpose of the skill and how it can be best developed on the right hand side. It reminded me up to a point of the Boystown Teaching Basic Social Skills manuals.

The positives of the book are that a great number of important skills are covered and the strategies for teaching and reinforcing them are presented. These features will grab teachers desperate in most cases for some guidance.

In my opinion, the negatives are that not every skill is reducible to the format of the book. Many skills are more subtle and difficult to learn, and practice, than others. Also many communciation skills are primarily nonverbal and that needs to be emphasised when dealing with AS adolescents. These issues could have been addressed at greater length in the book and given the intended audience more theoretical work could have been introduced. One final quibble I have is grouping those with AS and social communication difficulties together. I think this is a mistake. AS has a distinct set of diagnsotic criteria. Social communication difficulties can arise from a variety of non AS related sources. Boundary blurring is not something I favour.

Many teachers and therapists will find this a practical book. It is not as linguistically geared up as I would like, but it is very accessible. Ultimately no one book is going to work with every child or group.

One of the strengths of teenagers with High Functioning Austim and Asperger Syndrome is their language skills. Few interventions leverage these skills, while at the same time catering for the behavioural dimension. For a combined programme I would recommend also looking at Succeeding with Interventions for Asperger Syndrome Adolescents. Combined hybrid programs are the next generation interventions.
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60 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Most practical book out there. March 27, 2005
Format:Paperback
After researching most of the books on the market for Aspergers children and teens, this is surely the most practical source on social skills training. It's not a theoretical treatise, but a user-friendly way to quickly teach relevant skills to students with AS. I recommend to parents and teachers alike.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
This book is in an easy to read and plan format in order to teach social skills. I love it.
Published 13 days ago by Sue Khammar
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Using this with my 12-year-old son with Asperger. His therapist works through the pages with him and gives him assignments to work on during the week.
Published 14 days ago by amy
3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful
This book is great for with with individual with Asperger's.
The book provides pictures of examples of how to develop social skills, such a appropriate facial... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jennifer
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have.
I am an SLP in the elementary school setting. I bought this book because I needed a go-to resource for my students with mild to moderate pragmatic difficulties. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Amy Cox
5.0 out of 5 stars Parental Help
This is an outstanding book for parents who want to learn more of the challenges their children, with disabilities, face.
Published 12 months ago by G. J. Sykes
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!
Previously, I had an agency I worked at purchase this book for me to use when developing a social skills group. I found it very straightforward and useful. Read more
Published 23 months ago by amazonqueen
4.0 out of 5 stars effective resource
I purchased this book to use in a new class focusing on job skills. I am using this book to review basic skills; consolidating some chapters, skipping others. Read more
Published on April 17, 2011 by Susan G. Deriso
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
This book is great! I use it in social skills groups with children of all different ability levels (not just Asperger's children). Read more
Published on December 15, 2009 by Jill Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
The book is very easy, practical and informative! I work with children with autism and aspergers and recommend the book.
Published on November 20, 2007 by Mary-Anne B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
This book has step by step instructions on social skills and I love the easy to read and teach format. Read more
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