Re: social skills group? Anyone get insurance coverage for this?

[Guest guest]

How I would love to find someone trained in the social

thinking program.  There is one place in town and it is out of my price range

and we don’t qualify in other ways.  Can you share some of the things

they go over in the group?   I purchased socially curious for my 13yo aspie/ocd

daughter and she read it cover to cover and felt like she connected with many

things the book said. 

Regards, melody

[Guest guest]

I really like the model me kids dvds as a social skills training tool. We are

looking into the group therapy as well and it is pricey. I hope our insurance

covers it.

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> How I would love to find someone trained in the social thinking program.

> There is one place in town and it is out of my price range and we don't

> qualify in other ways. Can you share some of the things they go over in the

> group? I purchased socially curious for my 13yo aspie/ocd daughter and she

> read it cover to cover and felt like she connected with many things the book

> said.

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>

>

> Regards, melody

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[Guest guest]

Well, the group would be a lot different for my 8 yr old boy than it would be

for you 13 yr old daughter, but I will try to give you a run-down while I sit

here listening to said 8 yr old boy whine about homework that is not getting

done!

The group is just my son & a 7 yr old boy. Sometimes she has larger groups but

2 kids is a big enough group for these boys. Her office is in her home and

sometimes we do outings to parks, restaurants, bowling, etc. We have worked on

paying attention with your whole body, doing what your friend wants to do,

practicing saying hello and goodbye to the group instead of just walking off,

making phone calls, using words rather than making noises, taking turns being

the one who chooses the activity, playing games that involve listening and

movement like Cranium Kadoo (?) and Twister, putting together a Lego model

together without taking over, etc. She has read books from the Social Thinking

website like the social detective book and the unthinkables book. (Superflex is

the hero in the story and he has to defeat the unthinkables like Energy Harry

and Space invader. The names of the bad guys go along with behaviors that these

kids struggle with.)

She sees behaviors that the kids are demonstrating and tries to tailor the

lessons to their needs.

Hope that helps!

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> How I would love to find someone trained in the social thinking program.

> There is one place in town and it is out of my price range and we don't

> qualify in other ways. Can you share some of the things they go over in the

> group? I purchased socially curious for my 13yo aspie/ocd daughter and she

> read it cover to cover and felt like she connected with many things the book

> said.

>

>

>

> Regards, melody

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[Guest guest]

Thanx for taking the time .  I appreciate it.  I have

been considering purchasing additional books but they would have to be geared

toward the student rather than teacher/parent/therapist because my daughter will

not take instruction from me.  thanx again.

melody