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October Newsletter 2010

This Month!

Improving Social Skills

in Children & Adults with ASD's

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Social Story Books

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Talking Together: Social Rules & Having a Conversation

The first story teaches children to effectively handle social situations. The second story teaches children to converse with peers and adults. A perfect addition to the book is the included section of comprehension questions at the end of each story. This ingenious idea reinforces learning and helps the reader thoroughly understand what's expected. This book has a track record of success in helping children with autism and those with social delays. Price: $9.95

Talking Together: On the School Bus & Classroom Behavior

The first story teaches children appropriate behavior at in the classroom with regards to the teacher and their peers. The second story teaches children to independence and interaction on the school bus. Price: $9.95

New Social Story Book, Revised and Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition: Over 150 Social Stories!Social Storiesâ„¢ provide REAL

social understanding! Carol Gray developed the Social Storyâ„¢ in 1991 to promote social understanding in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Now, nearly twenty years after their inception, Social Stories have become a standard approach for teachers and parents all over the globe, and the stories are more effective than ever!

PLUS, to jump-start your story-writing journey, this book comes with a CD containing each Social Story in ready-to-print PDFs AND easy-to-edit Word files! With the CD, you can customize story content and insert images relevant to your child or student’s individual experiences. An invaluable bonus!

Price: $34.95

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Music Promoting Social Skills

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The Fertilizers

Social Songs Music CDThis great music CD is perfect for younger children who have problems with their daily routine. The Fertilizers sing 20 short songs enforcing various social skills, including "Waking Up," "Brushing Teeth," "Table Manners," and "Using the Restroom." Other songs focus on correcting or preventing problem behaviors, such as "Let's All Get Along," "Biting is for Food," and "I'm Quiet in School." Play it around the house and in the car . . . you and your child will be singing along in no time! Price: $15.00

Social Skills for Adolescents

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Social Skills Picture Book for High School & Beyond

Winner of an iParenting Media Award, this picture book appeals to the visual strengths of students on the autism spectrum, with color photos of students demonstrating various social skills in the correct (and sometimes

incorrect) way. Price: $39.95

Preparing for LifeTypically, ASD high school graduates are unprepared for the transition to independence. Early, ongoing

training in the social skills crucial to establishing successful adult relationships—in college, vocational school, residential living, or on the job—can help. He also guides readers through the legal, financial, educational, vocational, and community resources available after graduation. The essence of the book lies in the 73 “Skill Lessons†targeting nonverbal communication, empathy, anger/anxiety management, conversational skills, and employment-related skills—which can be taught by parents, teachers, or professionals. This easy-to-follow resource offers a complete toolbox of social skills and the means to attain them. Price: $34.95

Social Skills for Children

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The Social Skills Picture Book: Teaching Play, Emotion, and CommunicationWinner of an iParenting Media Award, this book uses

photographs of students engaging in a variety of real-life social situations. The realistic format plays to the visual strengths of children with ASD to teach appropriate social behaviors. Color photographs illustrate the “right way†and “wrong way†to approach each situation—and the positive/negative consequences of each. A facilitator—parent, teacher, etc.—is initially needed to explain each situation, and ask questions such as “What is happening here?†Children role-play skills until confident enough to practice them in real-life interactions. Binding: Paperback Pages: 225 Price: $39.95

Comic Strip ConversationsCarol Gray combines stick-figures with “conversation symbols"

to illustrate what people say and think during conversations. Showing what people are thinking reinforces that others have independent thoughts—a concept spectrum children don’t intuitively understand. Price: $9.95

Social Skills DVDs

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Social Skills Training and Frustration Management DVDThis dynamic and comprehensive presentation is extremely valuable to all

family members and professionals working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities, mood and anxiety disorders, and other issues that impact social-emotional functioning. Learn how to: build an individual social skills in crucial areas such as conversation, conflict resolution, emotion management, employment, dating, etc.; develop an effective behavior plan; manage and prevent meltdowns; help create peer acceptance; and assess social skills of individuals

or groups. Price: $99.95

Navigating the Social World DVD: Curriculum for Individuals with ASDs Pediatrician Jeanie McAfee created the user-friendly

social curriculum Navigating the Social World for her daughter , who was diagnosed with Asperger’s at age ten. Since then, it has become a staple for parents and educators. Through humorous skits, audience participation, and excellent presentations, Jeanie and her co-host Amelia Davies address the most urgent problems facing those with Asperger’s Syndrome, high-functioning autism, and related disorders.SKU: 978-1-932565-02-7 Price: $99.95

Social Skills Curriculum

A QUEST for Social Skills A QUEST

for Social Skills for Students with Autism or Asperger's Ready-to-use lessons with games, role-play activities, and more! Teachers don't want complicated curriculum. They want ready-to-use lesson plans that address their students' needs. QUEST is a great social skills program because it can be easily integrated into a

teacher's existing curriculum. Plus, a CD of printable worksheets comes with the book so teachers do not have to constantly make copies and request copyright permissions. Proven effective by evidence-based research, this program has it all. Price: $24.95

Social Skills Package

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This is your one-stop-shop for all things social!

Written by social skills experts, these resources will help remedy (and prevent) social faux pas that can be devastating for a young person. Jed Baker’s Social Skill Picture Book series uses photos of real-life situations to teach

social skills to concrete-thinkers. The CD-ROMs allow you to customize presentations and print-outs based on your specific needs. Learn the secrets of writing Social Stories in Carol Gray’s DVD, and then her New Social Story Book provides 100 Social Stories to get you started. You will also be able to take advantage of Jeanie McAfee’s renowned social curriculum Navigating the Social World, along with a DVD of Jeanie herself explaining how to get the most out of it. You will also hear the voices of experience from adults on the spectrum who have been there, done that. Dr. Temple Grandin and Barron share their advice on relationships, what worked and what didn’t, in Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships. Price: $450.00

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Here Are Practical Ways To Teach Social Skills To Your Child With Aspergers

Author: Autism Advisor

In this article, I am going to introduce some strategies you can utilize to help your child with Asperger's expand his/her social and emotional intelligence. These children are already gifted with a lot of intelligence. You can frame these activities to them as a way of learning 'people smarts' to balance out their 'book smarts.' This article will cover children from the ages of 6 to 13 years old. Prior to age 6, it is helpful to start pre-school children off with video clips of the child's everyday social experiences. Film the child playing with his or her peers in the sandpit, or involved in games of chasing, or hide and seek. You can then pause the video clip at different times to discuss particular cues and responses.

Ages 6-9 years old:At these ages, typical children start to recognize that they need a friend to play games with. They become more aware of the thoughts and feelings of those other children, and how their actions or comments can hurt or help their friends. Helping, a healthy give and take, is the hallmark of this stage of development. Autism Social SkillSocial Stories

Carol Gray has developed this strategy to help children understand the cues and responses for specific social situations. It's often difficult for the child with Aspergers to understand the codes and rules of social conduct. Click here to learn more about her book, "Comic Strip Conversations." or Click here to learn more about Carol Gray's book, "The New Social Story Book."

Here are some steps to keep in mind when writing a social story

for your child with Aspergers:1. Use positive language and a constructive approach.

2. Use suggestions of what to do rather than what not to do.

3. Use descriptive sentences that provide factual information or

statements. However, also use perspective sentences that help the child understand the characters' thoughts, emotions, beliefs, opinions, motivation, and knowledge.4. Use cooperative sentences to identify who can be of assistance.5. Use directive sentences to suggest a response or choice of responses in a specific situation.6. Affirmative sentences explain a commonly shared value/opinion--reasons why different norms of conduct have been established, and why there is the expectation of conformity.7. Control sentences are written by the child to identify personal strategies to help him/her identify what to do.Once the social story is written (give it a title that fits), the child will need opportunities to rehears and practice new social understanding in real-life situations. It may be helpful to ask an older, sensitive child to help your

child practice these skills. This social buddy's modeling skills will have a powerful and positive effect for your child. Click here to view all Social Story Books.

Ages 9 to 13 years oldAt these ages, friends tend to be chosen because of shared interests, personalities, values, and ideas. There tends to be a gravitation toward the peer group, and acceptance by that group is very important for those children. Friends support each other in terms of their emotions, both positive and negative.1. Social Engineering. Effectively this means that you, as the adult, need to be involved in initiating and coordinating a group outing for your child. Identify a prospective friend and arrange a family outing or activity at home that involves the prospective friend, with some careful monitoring and guidance so that the time is enjoyable both for your child and the child. You can also use methods from the social stories described above to help your child talk about how the activity

went, and to teach him/her social nuances that s/he needs to learn.2. Encouraging a Buddy: Similar to a social buddy, there are many children who have a natural rapport with your Aspergers child. These social buddies can be taught about what Aspergers is, and can help give advice to your child, as well as show them how to manage their emotions. Talk to the school social worker and your child's home room teacher for help with identifying possible social buddies for your child.3. Drama Classes. Enrolling the child with Aspergers in a speech or drama class can be a very helpful way for your child to learn and practice conversational scripts, self-disclosure, body language, facial expression, and tone of voice for particular situations. Click here to learn more about "Teaching Asperger's Students Social Skills Through Acting."

I hope you have found this partial list of strategies helpful. I encourage you to read more information by Carol Gray in order to learn more about how to construct social stories. Also, remember that your child is very resilient: as you encourage him/her to expand his social abilities, you will be surprised at how far s/he will go! Autism Social Skill

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/adhd-articles/autism-social-skill-here-are-practical-ways-to-teach-social-skills-to-your-child-with-aspergers-2122420.html

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Social Skills Autism - Eating Out

Author: Autism Advisor

We all love going out to eat...But when your child is autistic the present family treat can become a family nightmare. There are numerous ways to prepare your autistic child for eating out. • You could start by a simple role play of the eating out experience... • Maybe you could show your autistic child a sample menu...Introduce this at your own family meal time..."Isn't this fun...can you choose your dinner from the menu (add name) • Autism Social Stories are an excellent tool at this time...Introduce your autistic child to the idea of eating out. By using theses simple but effective social skills stories, the social skill stories will explain, what happens in a restaurant...what is expected of them and also what they can expect from others. • Have a rehearsal in a small fast food restaurant or salad bar first • Try to visit the restaurant to

familiarize your autistic child with the establishment first. A few things you may want to keep in mind before the actual eating out experience are: • Have you prepared your child enough before actually setting the date Social Skills Autism • Have you introduced an appropriate autism social story- explaining what is going to happen, and when it is going to happen. • Make sure you have taken the time to check the restaurant is the same as when you bought your child along for a visit ...No re-decorating has happened etc.. • Have you practiced with your menu at home? It may be an idea to actually bring along some food from home-just in case. • Try and make sure all your children have used the bathroom before you leave, public bathrooms can be a whole new experience and may cause anxiety triggers in your autistic child. • To be on the safe side bring along a social skills story for using the bathroom while you are out "autism social

stories and going to the bathroom". You may want to have already introduced this story to your child before the meal out - to be on the safe side. • Try and choose a restaurant where the service is normally very fast, or try and have a quiet word with your waiter and explain your child is autistic and could he please hurry your orders and service along. • Remember to always keep one eye on your autistic child...he wont think twice about helping himself to the kid on the next tables burger or fries...Or shouting out. Be aware of the people on the tables near to yours. • If at all possible ask to be seated in a quiet part of the restaurant away from others. Remember restaurants are full of stimulation, smells, noises, sights, lights. You will need to be very aware of these. But as long as you have prepared your child by using an appropriate autism social story, your child should already be aware of these and you will be able to take appropriate

actions to avoid certain situations. Don't let your child suffer anymore! Lead your child out of his world through Social Skills Autism program now! Click here to view a helpful social story book about eating out and going to the movies.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/mental-health-articles/social-skills-autism-eating-out-1484947.html

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Florida's Voice on Developmental Disabilities is hosting its annual statewide conference at North Broward Medical Center in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Saturday, November 6, 2010,

9 AM to 5 PM.

This conference, entitled

"Medicine, Science, and the Law: Special Needs 2010" will consist of a legal and legislative program in the morning, including attorney a Ruiz from Southern Legal Counsel speaking on the Medicaid tiers system, and a legislative town hall meeting. Following lunch, the afternoon will have two panels of professionals discuss eurological/psychological issues, and orthopedic/therapy issues. Advance admission price will be $25.00 per person (including lunch), but $40.00 at the door. There will be opportunities for exhibitors as well at $150.00 for the day.

Contact Information:Arlene Lakin, Esq., PresidentP.O. Box 24531Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307Telephone:

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Free Autism/ASD Screenings

Face Autism Inc., a non-profit org, is providing FREE Autism/ASD screenings for children ages 15 months through 4 years of age for children in Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties. For more information on free screenings.

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Access to a FREE South Florida Autism Service Provider Directory You may search or submit your autism related service provider or group.

Members may also submit Autism related articles and announcements for their organization, school or business. Please send all submissions to: Autismresourcesf@...Please paste information directly into your email. Do not send as an attachment.(Be sure to include your contact phone number and email.)

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ARCOFSF is currently looking for article submissions for their November Newsletter.

Topics may include Sensory Processing Disorder & techniques and services that

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