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Informationen zum Autor JANET Z. GILER, Ph.D., M.F.T., has more than 25 years of experience as a family therapist. She offers training to parents and professionals about the needs of the ADHD/LD population. Dr. Giler has spoken on national television, radio, and at numerous professional conferences on how to teach children with ADHD/LD. To learn more, visit her at www.ADDept.org. Klappentext Socially ADDept Revised Edition Socially ADDept provides an easy-to-follow program for parents and educators to teach kids with special needs the hidden rules of social behavior. Unlike other social skills programs, this acclaimed approach teaches children to see themselves as others do--covering everything from body language and being a good listener to dealing with teasing--demonstrating clearly what kids need to do to "fit in." Designed to be used with children aged eight through thirteen, Socially ADDept deciphers the complex rules of nonverbal language into friendly, bite-sized morsels that kids can understand and addresses the most common social errors made by children with special needs. The author breaks the social skills training into ten lessons that can be taught as sequential building blocks and help children to: 1. Understand friendships 2. Become a good listener 3. Use conversational skills 4. Understand the importance of body language 5. Understand tone of voice 6. Recognize friendly behavior 7. Join a group or an ongoing activity 8. Deal with teasing 9. Manage anger 10. Understand cell phone etiquette and the rules of cyberspace Socially ADDep t is presented in a user-friendly, hands-on workbook format, complete with reproducible student worksheets. For any parent or educator who works with children with special needs --including ADHD, learning disabilities, Asperger's, high-functioning autism, and nonverbal learning disabilities--this book will prove invaluable. Praise for Socially ADDept, Revised Edition > --KATHLEEN NADEAU, Ph.D. , bestselling author of Understanding Girls with AD/HD and Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention " Socially ADDept is a wonderful resource for both parents and teachers working with students with attention challenges. This revised edition also includes excellent support for students with Asperger's Syndrome." --LEONARD BACA, Ed.D. , professor, Special Education, University of Colorado Zusammenfassung * An easy-to-follow program to teach special needs children basic social skills. * Covers everything from body language and being a good listener to joining an ongoing group and dealing with teasing. Inhaltsverzeichnis About This Book v About the Author vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know Chapter 1: Why Children with Special Needs Struggle Socially 7 Why Teach Social Skills? 7 Language Difficulties and the Hidden Rules of Conversation 9 Difficulty Recognizing and Labeling Feelings 10 Poor Problem-Solving Skills 10 Failure to Mimic Behavior 12 How Children Deal with ''Different" Behavior 12 Why Train Preadolescent Children? 12 Two Major Weaknesses That Lead to Social Mistakes 13 Black-or-White Thinking 15 Teaching Children with SN the Behaviors of Popular Children 15 The Importance of Early Intervention 16 Teaching Joint Attention 16 Two Major Deficits 16 Ten Essential Skills for Being Socially ADDept 19 Notes 22 Chapter 2: Tips for Communicating with Children 25 Coaching Children on Desirable Behaviors 27 Role-Playing the Right Way Versus the Wrong Way 28 Empathy: Being in the Other Person's Shoes 28 Using...
