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description: Have you ever felt like you were on the outside looking in? Like you were an alien from another planet trying to communicate with people you dont get and who just dont get you? Does it seem like youll never fit in no matter how hard you try? You just cant seem to figure out how to operate in social settings and find yourself ostracized excluded or sometimes even made fun of? Does being around other people often make you feel angry frustrated upset or hurt?These experiences and feelings are common to those who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They are also common to people who are generally untrained in social skills.Social skills are the most important thing a person can learn. No matter how much academic knowledge a person has or highly skilled he may be in other areas if he has poor social skills it will be difficult for him to function successfully in every area of life from home to school to the workplace.Though they want to be accepted teens and adults with with ASD and Aspergers (and those with poor social skills) often are hurt and become frustrated by their lack of social understanding. They may eventually avoid or become indifferent to other people. Their inability to connect to others is made worse by the teasing bullying and rejection they endure because of their social awkwardness.If this describes you or someone you care about How to Blend In can help.Dr. Russell Johnson is a licensed psychologist with over 30 years of counseling experience. In the process of counseling children young adults and adults many of whom had Aspergers Syndrome Dr. Johnson noticed that people who have difficulty relating to others tend to be missing nine key social skillsnine different areas of connection in relationships. These key social skills are like tools in a relationship toolbox. Just as a carpenter will have great difficulty building a house without certain essential tools like a hammer screwdriver and saw people who are missing these nine essential social tools will have great difficulty building relationships.As a result Dr. Johnson developed a social skills tool box that helps those with ASD (especially Aspergers) and others with poor social skills fit in socially. It also helps them pick up social cues they might have missedsocial cues that smooth the way for them to build the verbal and social behaviors that are especially difficult for those with Aspergers. Using this toolbox many with Autism Spectrum Disorder are learning how to build meaningful and fun relationships with other people as well as succeed at school on the job and in family life.With Dr. Johnsons ICONz Toolbox learning the nine key social skills is easy and they can be quickly mastered and incorporated into a persons lifestyle. His clients lives have been transformed by learning these tools and your life can be too.Parents who have used the ICONz Toolbox say it has transformed the way their teens and young adults are around others.Whether your are a teen young adult or adult using the ICONz Toolbox skills from How to Blend In can produce the same results for you. You will find your social interactions becoming more enjoyable and you will understand better what is happening in social situations so you will know how to respond appropriately. You will no longer have to suffer the shame and humiliation of being rejected by other people. Being around people can actually become fun.Dont wait. The ICONz Toolbox skills youll find in How to Blend In can change your life. Dont endure even one more awkward frustrating social experience.
language: English
title: How to Blend In: Social Skills for ASD Teens and Adults
publisher: Double Portion Publishing