A Social Skills Approach for Children & Adolescents. An excellent source of practical ideas that form the basis for programs of intervention for children with autism. The content is primarily aimed at those working with children who have normal, or near normal, cognitive abilities. Offers children with autism an accessible route to a social skills program. This approach to remediation appreciates that a disorder affecting social functioning should be remediated by focusing on this area. The authors are speech & language therapists who work both in the community and in educational settings.

This book provides a practical understanding of how drama can be used to develop the capacity for social communication, social understanding, expression, and play in a child with autism.

This practical resource provides an introduction to the theory and practice of writing social stories. Includes information and reproducible resources for delivering training on the use of social stories.