Social Skills Groups – The Missing Link

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The world assumes that intelligent, bright children will learn social skills in an automatic and intuitive way. But for some children, especially those on the autism spectrum or with other developmental delays, this process needs to be taught and learned. Challenging Skills It can be surprising that a child who can easily master cognitive information [...]

Comic Strip Conversations

I facilitated a group discussion with both parents and middle school aged kids on the spectrum.  We worked on learning how to construct comic strip conversations.  Comic strip conversations get to the intention behind behaviors.  They also help to extrapolate information verbal discussion would not decipher. The social context, the behavior, the thought/intent behind the [...]

Warning! Your Child with ADHD May Benefit from a Play Date (Part 1)

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A previous article presented reasons why social skills may be difficult for children with ADHD. Four resources for helping parents were listed: two books and two videos. This article is the first of two parts to provide information on play dates and how to use them to develop your child’s social skills. Play dates are [...]

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