Social interaction requires shifting back and forth difficulties...

Social interaction requires shifting back and forth from person to person. You must rapidly establish attention and shift attention. Many students have attention and shift attention. Many students have

difficulties accomplishing these skills at speed necessary to participate in social interactions. Auditory

information disappears before some students have chance to respond. They may also miss some of the important information being communicated. Making

social situations visual can help with this.

Social avoidance- shy away from or escape social situations.

Could also be over stimulation (sensory?)

May not see the need to socially interact

Social indifference- do not actively seek interactions nor avoid.

Social awkwardness- try hard to gain friends though lack reciprocity in conversation and interests. conversation and interests.

May not understand social cues or rules.

May not understand how or why to socially interact.

May come across as rude or blunt.

May have difficulty decoding language or facial expressions.

May have difficulty problem solving.

May have difficulty with group/team work.

May be physically awkward.

Dr. Stephen Shore, who has Asperger Syndrome, has

explained how his mother used to imitate everything he did

(movement and sounds) to get (movement and sounds) to get him interested in interacting with her. They then began a relationship. This is how his

social skills began.

Social skills need to be taught and exercised in a rote fashion much like teaching a foreign language.

This is where the

educators come

in…….

Teaching organization skills and strategies

*Good Sportsmanship Skills*Interruption Skills *Compromising

Working together to achieve conflict resolution *Politeness and Manners

Giving Compliments *Respecting other people’s opinions / Empathy

Accepting suggestions Reading emotions and making appropriate comments

*Vocal Intensity and Intonation Reading emotions and making appropriate comments

*Vocal Intensity and Intonation *Sharing conversational time

Equitable distribution of the conversation Ending conversations

*Self-EsteemUniqueness and Special Skills

*Self-Advocacy and Asking for Help *Organization skills and strategies *Telephone Etiquette

(Megan Garrity…..Purdue University)

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Social Rules

• Remember there is not 1 set of social rules to teach. There is a different set of rules for different groups

– Boys vs girls– Boys vs girls

– Rich vs poor

– Fat vs skinny

– etc

*Visual cues

*Schedule social interactions into routine

*Social stories

*Scripting (teacher provided or child makes)

*Writing notes

*Watch videos/movies

*Make videos

*Practicing in front of the mirror

*Role playing

*Practice partners in talking/peer mentors

*Visual bridges

*Physical activity

*Read a story and have pictures of characters that are in the story and have the child draw in the face expressions.

* *Newspaper reporter/interviews- start by asking questions, then can be additional probing questions that may be more

Use of visuals

then can be additional probing questions that may be more complex.

*Visuals in lunch box.*Show and tell visual*Topic cards*One person says something and the other person writes on the thought bubble white board

Comic strips- fill in bubbles of what to say or drawing in facial expressions

• http://plasq.com – minimal charge

• www.comicstripcreator.org - free

• http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/Home.toon -free

• http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ - free

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(customized social stories and news letter)(customized social stories and news letter)

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(afraid, interested, sad, ashamed, disgusted, surprised, (afraid, interested, sad, ashamed, disgusted, surprised, happy, angry) happy, angry)

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(multiple choice emotion game)(multiple choice emotion game)

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The Social Skills Picture Book- by Jed Baker

Central Florida teachers use………

Schedule social interactions right into a student’s schedule:

-Showing completed work to the teacher

-A certain number of greetings required before beginning an activity

-Use of a schedule of the order of what to play on when out on recess.-Use of a schedule of the order of what to play on when out on recess.

-Passing things out in class and having to say something to each child

-Sabotage the environment.

**when peers are involved make sure that they have an understanding of autism****

Schedule in greetings

Made by Karen Barineau

One side schedules when he has “friend time” and “me time”

The other side has a cue of what he can say during “friend time”.

*An understanding that others have thoughts and the skill of guessing what there are thinking and then reacting appropriately.

*Reading other people.*Reading other people.

*Taking others perspective or point of view

*using nonverbal information and past experiences to interpret other actions

*Play games that make you think about what other people

are thinking…..I Spy, Picture this, Am I lying?

*Interviews

*Reading biographies and autobiographies (can have

classmates write and they can read about people they

know)know)

*Drama and role play

*Bubble Brain- game- Bubble Brain, "It's the Thought that Counts!"

It's the players task to make up captions for the photos included.

Players write captions for photos or use bubble stickers that are included so players can

use their own photos, in addition to the 300 included.

*Thought bubbles/ comic strip conversations

*Social stories

A tool for teaching social skills.

Provides accurate information about situations that may be found difficult or confusing.be found difficult or confusing.

Describes the situation, the social cues, and what is expected and why.

Increases understanding, helps with comfort level and suggest appropriate responses.

Helps understand theory of mind….understanding other people’s thoughts, feelings, reactions and expectations.

Use text, Boardmaker, Writing With Symbols, pictures, or a memo format.

Script out what you want/or think the student might want to sayto say

Script out what the student and the other person involved in social interaction would say. Practice it. Rehearse it.

Write repetitive lined stories on how to act in certain social situations.

Use pre-printed social stories by Carol Gray

Use first-person, present-tense, and information filled, positive language.

“Social Stories address social confusion by “Social Stories address social confusion by

requiring parents and professionals to first stop requiring parents and professionals to first stop

and consider a situation from the perspective of and consider a situation from the perspective of

the child or adult with ASD, and second to the child or adult with ASD, and second to

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the child or adult with ASD, and second to the child or adult with ASD, and second to

identify and share information that may be identify and share information that may be

missing with a Social Story.”missing with a Social Story.”

(Gray, 1994)(Gray, 1994)

How to write an individualized Social How to write an individualized Social

StoryStory

•• Start with the target behavior or area of Start with the target behavior or area of need.need.

•• State the story in a positive, clear, concise State the story in a positive, clear, concise manner using words familiar to the child manner using words familiar to the child manner using words familiar to the child manner using words familiar to the child and that are used in the classroom.and that are used in the classroom.

•• Provide visual supports along with the Provide visual supports along with the story story

•• Some need auditory as wellSome need auditory as well-- can add can add sound and/or video.sound and/or video.

Social Story Modifications

• Power point books

• http://thebehaviorguy.com/social-stories-skills/pre-made social power point social stories

• http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx you will be amazed at how quickly you can create slide shows or movies from your class photos. Upload your photos in seconds, easily add music and you have a year end presentation of your class activities. add music and you have a year end presentation of your class activities.

• http://photopeach.com/ even easier than Photo Story and it's online so it doesn't matter what computer platform you are using. Import photos, write captions, add music, done!

• http://animoto.com/education create fully

customized videos of user-selected images and music almost instantaneously. The web application does all the work once you select your images and audio

The bell rings when recess is finished. The children stand in line by the door. They wait

for the teacher to come. When the bell rings, I for the teacher to come. When the bell rings, I will try to stop what I am doing. I will stand in line. I will wait for my teacher. My teacher will

be happy to see all the children in line.

*Use of speech bubbles and

thought bubblesthought bubbles

*Can work on what people

might say, do or think

Power CardsPower Cards

Power Card Strategy involves Power Card Strategy involves including special interests including special interests

with visual aids to teach and with visual aids to teach and reinforce academic, reinforce academic, reinforce academic, reinforce academic,

behavioral and social skills behavioral and social skills to individuals with Autism to individuals with Autism

Spectrum Disorders. Spectrum Disorders.

Consistent!Consistent!

Same voice, same words, same intonation, same body movements every time.

Where can you get video? Camera, flip camera, video camera, cell phones, youtube.com,

teachertube.com and videojug.com, and movies.

Video Modeling

Video Modeling

Video Modeling can be used for teaching a variety of skills:

• Motor behaviors

• Social skills• Social skills

• Communication skills

• Vocational performance

• Emotional regulation

**http://www.modelmekids.com/http://www.modelmekids.com/ (videos (videos

demonstrate social skills by modeling demonstrate social skills by modeling

peer )peer )

* * http://www.socialskillbuilder.com/http://www.socialskillbuilder.com/

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based lessons )based lessons )-- mom createdmom created

Free Video Sites

– http://acinet.org/videos_by_occupation.asp?id=&node

id+28 - site of videos of many different careers

– http://www.youtube.com/

– http://teachertube.com/

– http://www.watchknow.org/ - free educational videos – http://www.watchknow.org/ - free educational videos

for k-12 students

– http://www.meetmeatthecorner.org/ Virtual Field Trips

for Kids takes you to meet fascinating people from all

over the world.

– http://video.kidzui.com/ - Largest video collection for

kids anywhere

Imitation*This is one of the most important means of learning for typically developing children.

*May be difficult for children with autism because they have to pay attention to another because they have to pay attention to another person and what they are doing. Movies tend to be easier to have children imitate from because of the consistency.

*Children who are not imitating- try imitating them to tie them in and build a relationship.

*Slows down the social interaction process.*Allows student to use their visual strength.*Allows time to process information.*Turn taking is made more obvious and balanced.

Note writing modifications:

•Dictate what to write.

•Pick from choices of what to say.

•Fill in the blanks.•Fill in the blanks.

•Draw pictures

•Email (www.ebuddies.org)

•Type

Using Photos to Teach Conversation Skills

*motivating way to engage children in conversation*provides a bridge to better conversation and social interactions*can close the gap of what other children may talk about and what some children with autism *can close the gap of what other children may talk about and what some children with autism may talk about

1- Practice or rehearse what to say2-Write down information about a picture and can post on the back.3-Teach student how to hold the pictures for others to see.

How many children do you know who collect things? Collections increase social opportunities. You can talk about your collections with others. You can show your collections to others. You can trade, give or get items for your collection. This creates many opportunities for social interactions that may not opportunities for social interactions that may not have been there if it weren't for a collection. how many items there were. This is an easy, age appropriate and fun way to facilitate social interactions

The mini shoe collection!

A form of homework

Connects 2 environments (home and school)

Visual tools to help student to communicate information Visual tools to help student to communicate information about themselves and their lives to other people in other environments.

Help student to share life experiences (this information is what friendships and relationships are built on)

Teaching student to share, tell, ask, and remember information.

*Coordination

*Fine and gross motor skillsskills

*Spatial awareness

*Physical fitness

*Why friends are good?

*How a friend acts*How a friend acts

*How to share

*How to play

*How to cooperate

*Lunch bunch/ fun lunch

*Recess groups

*Speech therapy social groups

*Social work social groups*Social work social groups

Circle of FriendsCircle of Friends

The Circle of Friends is not a mere social The Circle of Friends is not a mere social skills group; it goes beyond that to a more skills group; it goes beyond that to a more specific focus, developing friendships and specific focus, developing friendships and

providing a quality education for a child providing a quality education for a child with special needs, one that includes with special needs, one that includes with special needs, one that includes with special needs, one that includes

learning about social skills through peer learning about social skills through peer relationships and direct instruction. relationships and direct instruction.

*Need to be taught idioms, oxymorons and sarcasm

*What facial expressions mean*What facial expressions mean

*What body language means

*What gestures mean

*”Let’s Make Faces” by Gerard Emerson Langeler

*Floor feelings game- emotion cards on floor, read scenario, stand on the correct emotion.

http://www.transporters.tv/index.html

1- Feelings based on facial expressions2-Feelings based on body/language3-Feeling based on contextual clues4-Understanding why a person is feeling a 4-Understanding why a person is feeling a certain way5-Understanding the thoughts of others6- Infer the thoughts and feelings of others based on context clues

Is often avoided:-to avoid interaction-because they are looking somewhere else-may not look like they are looking though they know what is going on.-can not look and listen at the same time (too much

Important for social interaction:-makes a connection-can see body language-lets people know you are listening-can learn new behaviors-shows an interest -is socially accepted

-can not look and listen at the same time (too much information or can’t integrate the 2 senses)

-shows an interest -is socially accepted

What to teach:-to do it in a natural way-orient to the person you are talking to-act like a listener-watch other people

*Need to develop a bank of responses, reactions, and responses, reactions, and strategies to use in real life situations.

By Central Florida teachers

Organize and closely monitor unstructured social environments (lunch, free play and recess)

Maximize and utilize student’s strengths:*create a social role for student based on strengths*teach social skills with predictability and routine*teach social skills with predictability and routine*rehearsal and repetition*remember student need to be concrete and literal*provide visuals

And lastly…….remember what it takes (or what it took) to be popular…………here are some things………

•Be yourself- teach children to embrace who they are•Be confident- may need help with the anxiety so provide visuals•Take care of your body•Take care of your body•Know what is “IN”•Fashion•Get involved•Know what your body language is telling people•Develop relationships•SMILE!

The above list was things I found online when searching what it takes to be popular.

Thank you!

Mo Buti

Special Education Administrator

Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

Placement, Reintegration and Special Projects Placement, Reintegration and Special Projects

Office of Special Education and Supports

Chicago Public Schools

mobuti@hotmail.com

312-316-2884

http://mobuti.wikispaces.com/