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This book offers a groundbreaking approach for helping socially challenged teens and young adults make and keep friends. Based on UCLA's acclaimed PEERS program—the only evidence-based approach of its kind in the world—this accessible book and DVD offer the tools parents and educators need to become "social coaches" to the teens and young adults in their lives. Elizabeth Laugeson, an internationally known social skills expert, provides research-supported
Rules and steps for social skills
Ideas for parents or other adults to assist in improving conversational skills
Tips for expanding social opportunities
Strategies for handling peer rejection and bullying
Plans for developing and enhancing friendships
The book includes chapter summaries for teens and young adults, plus a DVD with video demonstrations that illustrate key skills.
"More than simply a list of social skills, this book takes readers through an almost chronological journey from how to find a potential group of friends to what to do to make a friend to how to talk to and engage with that person—a journey that is well worth taking."
—CATHERINE LORD, Ph.D., director, Center for Autism and the Developing Brain; professor, Columbia University
"Coping with the confusing, conflicting, and complex demands of the social world is one of the biggest challenges for those with autism. There is a pressing need for evidence-based interventions to support these young people and Laugeson's book is one of the first to help fill this gap."
—Patricia Howlin, emeritus professor of Clinical Child Psychology, King's College London
"We often think of friendship as more an art than a science, but Laugeson's work proves otherwise. Accurate, concise, and highly useful, the book sets a new standard for translating research into practice."
—Peter F. Gerhardt, Ed.D., clinical director, The Amal Group, and chair of the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research
Synopsis:
The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with autism
While a number of programs help young children with autism to develop social skills, until now there have been no such approaches for older kids and adults on the spectrum. This book is based on UCLA's acclaimed PEERS program, the only research-based approach in the world to helping adolescents and young adults with autism make and keep friends. This step-by-step guide helps parents, educators, and others to provide "social coaching" to teens and young adults on the spectrum.
The book includes concrete rules and steps of social etiquette identified through research. Parents can use the book to assist in improving conversational skills, expanding social opportunities (including dating), identifying strategies for handling peer rejection, and developing and enhancing friendships. Lessons are taught using didactic teaching narratives, followed by key rules and steps. Laugeson and this groundbreaking approach have been profiled in People magazine.
DVD videos included demonstrate the book's lessons clearly and show how to present the material to teens and young adults
Offers a treasure trove of behavior exercises for practicing each skill, ranging from joining conversations to handling bullying
The book features a bonus DVD with video demonstrations of the skills taught and a mobile application that helps teens and young adults use the strategies in real-world situations.
Elizabeth A. Laugeson, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults
Author:
Laugeson, Elizabeth
Publisher:
Jossey-Bass
Subject:
Parenting
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Child Care and Parenting-General
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teens with autism, young adults with autism, autistic teens and friends, autistic young adults and friends, ASD teens and friendships, ASD young adults and friendships, parents’ guide to teens with autism, parents’ guide to young adults with a
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Copyright:
2013
Edition Description:
DVD disk
Publication Date:
20130910
Binding:
Electronic book text in proprietary or open standard format
"Synopsis"
by Wiley,
The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with autism
While a number of programs help young children with autism to develop social skills, until now there have been no such approaches for older kids and adults on the spectrum. This book is based on UCLA's acclaimed PEERS program, the only research-based approach in the world to helping adolescents and young adults with autism make and keep friends. This step-by-step guide helps parents, educators, and others to provide "social coaching" to teens and young adults on the spectrum.
The book includes concrete rules and steps of social etiquette identified through research. Parents can use the book to assist in improving conversational skills, expanding social opportunities (including dating), identifying strategies for handling peer rejection, and developing and enhancing friendships. Lessons are taught using didactic teaching narratives, followed by key rules and steps. Laugeson and this groundbreaking approach have been profiled in People magazine.
DVD videos included demonstrate the book's lessons clearly and show how to present the material to teens and young adults
Offers a treasure trove of behavior exercises for practicing each skill, ranging from joining conversations to handling bullying
The book features a bonus DVD with video demonstrations of the skills taught and a mobile application that helps teens and young adults use the strategies in real-world situations.
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