Staying in the Game Providing Social Opportunities for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities

Name: Staying in the Game Providing Social Opportunities for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities
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ISBN: 9781934575291

ISBN-10: 1934575291

ISBN-13: 9781934575291

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Authors: James W. Loomis

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Staying in the Game picks up where many social skills training programs leave off - with generalization. The book addresses this void by presenting a range of interventions aimed at promoting generalization of social skills by showing how to establish social situations that can be opportunities for generalization. Chapter 1 presents the principles upon which Staying in the Game is based and describes a model to guide efforts to enable successful generalization. Chapters 2 and 3 look at the process of identifying and assessing social opportunities and ensuring success. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 each addresses one type of intervention: group-based work (Chapter 4), interventions by staff and…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
Binding: Paperback
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Introduction


How to Use This Book


Preface



A Model for Providing Social Opportunities


How Adults Drop the Ball


The Objective: Creating Appropriate Social Opportunities


Two Practical Considerations


Summary



Identifying and Assessing Social Opportunities


How Do You Choose Appropriate Social Opportunities


How Much Social Activity Is Appropriate (and Necessary)?


How Challenging Is a Particular Social Situation?


Choosing and Assessing Opportunities


Summary



Ensuring Success in Social Activities


When You're in Charge: Setting up the Situation


Tools and Strategies for Any Situation


Peer Mentors and Adult Intervention


Measuring Progress


Withdrawing Supports


Withdrawing Adult Interventions


Withdrawing Incentives and Rewards


Summary



Using Groups to Provide Social Opportunities


Setting up a Group-Based Intervention


Key Considerations


Examples of Group-Based Social Opportunities


Summary



Adult Interventions and Supports


Adults as Facilitators of Social Skills


Interventions and Supports


Summary



Peer Mentors


Advantages and Disadvantages of Peer Mentors


Setting up a Peer Mentorship


Mobilizing Groups of Students as Peer Mentors


Peer Mentors in Action


Summary



Adapting Extracurricular Activities


Assessing Activities


Supports and Adaptations to Consider


Summary



Final Thoughts


Reviewing the Objective


Initiating Efforts to Create Social Opportunities


Final Words


References


Index