How to Teach Social Skills and Plan for Peer Social Interactions

This manual provides a systematic process to assess children’s peer-related social behaviors and to develop individualized, functional social skills intervention programs.

First, an overview of social competence and peer-related social behaviors is presented, including a discussion of the importance of social skill development among students with ASD. Next, a functional approach to assessment is described. Finally, evidence-based strategies for developing peer-related social interactions are outlined.

The information presented in this booklet is geared for use primarily by teachers and families and is aimed at enhancing the quality and quantity of social interactions of individuals with ASD with their peers across a variety of settings and activities.

This bestselling Series on Autism Spectrum Disorders is designed for both professionals and parents. It provides critical information for selecting and using scientifically based methods for intervention with children and adolescents. Written in a quickly accessible, user-friendly style by qualified and experienced professionals, the books discuss numerous practical strategies for successfully working with learners with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders. The books in the series are similar in format and flexible enough to adapt to particular learning situations.

SERIES INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 10 TITLES:

» How to Develop and Implement Visual Supports
» How to Do Discrete Trial Training
» How to Do Incidental Teaching
» How to Teach Verbal Behavior
» How to Support Children with Problem Behavior
» How to Teach Social Skills and Plan for Peer Social Interactions
» How to Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
» How to Use Joint Action Routines
» How to Use Video Modeling and Video Prompting
» How to Write and Implement Social Scripts