The Social Skills Picture Book and CD: Teaching Play, Emotion, and Communication to Children with Autism by Jed E. Baker, Ph.D.

A dynamic teaching tool for children with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome, “”The Social Skills Picture Book”” offers pictures of the right and wrong ways to handle nearly 30 social skills, such as conversation, play, emotion, management, and empathy.

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. An adult then explains each situation, asking questions such as, “What is happening here?“ Children can role-play skills until they are confident enough to practice them in real life interactions.

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. The skills depicted are meant to be read, role-played, corrected when necessary, role-played some more and, finally, to be practiced by the student in real-life social situations. “Thought bubbles” show what people are thinking during these interactions (not always what you hoped!). Practical, engaging, and down-to-earth, this is a valuable tool to help teens navigate the often-mysterious rules of social conduct in everyday situations. Helpful sections include:

Conversation
Building and Maintaining Friendships
Asserting Your Feelings
Conflict Resolution
Asking Someone Out on a Date
Dealing with School and Work
Dealing with Mistakes
Working with Others―Compromising
Job Interviewing

This is a new hardback book.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Future Horizons
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2001
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 197 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1885477910
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1885477910
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.95 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 9 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.04 x 0.56 x 8.52 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 8