Destination Friendship: Developing Social Skills for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders or Other Social Challenges

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Written by a team of two special educators, a speech-language pathologist, and an occupational therapist, Destination Friendship provides easy-to-use, research-based strategies and activities that support the development of friendship skills in children with ASD within an active and fun learning environment. From the initial session, participants learn that what they say and do has a direct impact on others. Adult Tour Guides (TGs) act as a personal GPS system by offering subtle coaching and social scripting ...
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Overview

Written by a team of two special educators, a speech-language pathologist, and an occupational therapist, Destination Friendship provides easy-to-use, research-based strategies and activities that support the development of friendship skills in children with ASD within an active and fun learning environment. From the initial session, participants learn that what they say and do has a direct impact on others. Adult Tour Guides (TGs) act as a personal GPS system by offering subtle coaching and social scripting throughout theme-based sessions that include social activities and situations in which children have immediate opportunities to practice their friendship skills. The Friendship Skills Checklist, a valuable tool included in this book, enables the user to identify the strengths and needs of individuals with ASD, resulting in a comprehensive assessment and interest inventory that can be used to guide social instruction and support.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781934575901
  • Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 12/1/2011
  • Pages: 321
  • Sales rank: 645,360
  • Product dimensions: 8.40 (w) x 10.90 (h) x 0.80 (d)

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Mary Benton, MEd, BCBA, is a retired special education consultant and a board-certified behavior analyst serving individuals with autism spectrum disorders and/or developmental disabilities. She is co-founder of Destination Friendship, an organization that provides fun, community-based opportunities targeted at developing friendship skills in children, and adolescents with ASD.
Carol Hollis, MEd, BCBA, is an educational consultant and provides guided practice, training, and technical assistance to general and special educators in grades K-12. Carol and her coauthors offer evening Destination Friendship groups in the community targeted at developing friendship skills in children and adolescents with ASD and other social difficulties.
Kelly Mahler, MS, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist specializing in the development of self-regulation and social cognition skills. Kelly is co-founder of Destination Friendship and author of Hygiene and Related Behaviors for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders: A Fun Curriculum with a Focus on Social Understanding.
Alice Womer, MS, CC-SLP, has served as a speech-language pathologist and educational consultant for 29 years, and is responsible for direct treatment with students with ASD in self-contained classrooms as well as integrated settings. Alice
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