Social engagement & the steps to being social
Subtitle: a practical guide for teaching social skills to individuals with autism spectrum disorder
By: Kathleen Mo Taylor, Marci Laurel
Contributors: Laurel, Marci K., author
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9781941765104
Subjects: Autistic people; Social life and customs; Interpersonal relations; Social skills; Autism spectrum disorders
Other titles: Social engagement and the steps to being social; Practical guide for teaching social skills to individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Description: A visual, easy to use model developed to guide assessment and intervention across severity levels and age groups for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword -- -- Introduction.; title: Why are social skills so important? -- -- Chapter 1: Engagement as the foundation.; title: Self-regulation: calm + alert = ready --; title: Shared space: a place to be together --; title: Shared focus: a reason to be together --; title: Shared pleasure: enjoying the moment together --; title: Sub-skills of engagement --; title: Critical strategies to enhance engagement --; title: Evidence based practices (EBPs) to support engagement --; title: Case study: meet Jorge --; title: Introducing the steps to being social -- -- Chapter 2: Lower four.; title: Proximity --; title: Parallel --; title: Joint attention --; title: Reciprocal exchange --; title: Sub-skills of Lower 4 --; title: Evidence-based practices (EBPs) to support Lower 4 --; title: Sample activities to enhance Lower 4 skill sets --; title: Case study: meet Chase -- -- Chapter 3: Middle four.; title: Reciprocal exchange --; title: Give and take of conversation --; title: Perspective taking --; title: Reading the social scene --; title: Sub-skills of Middle 4 --; title: Evidence-based practices (EBPs) to support Middle 4 --; title: Sample activities to enhance Middle 4 skill sets --; title: Case study: meet Mason -- -- Chapter 4: Upper four.; title: Reading the social scene --; title: Group cooperation --; title: Friendship --; title: Growing connections --; title: Sub-skills of Upper 4 --; title: Evidence-based practices (EBPs) to support Upper 4 --; title: Case study: meet Andy -- -- Chapter 5: Assessment.; title: The STEPS Assessment --; title: Introduction --; title: Engagement --; title: Lower 4 --; title: Middle 4 --; title: Upper 4 --; title: The STEPS Assessment summary --; title: Interpreting the scores --; title: Evidence-based practices linking to the skill sets of the social steps -- -- Chapter 6:Putting it all together.; title: Using the STEPS Assessment to make a social plan --; title: Social plan --; title: Foundation: Scenario and social plan example --; title: Lower 4: Scenario and social plan example --; title: Middle 4: Scenario and social plan example --; title: Upper 4: Scenario and social plan example --; title: Other uses of social engagement & the steps to being social --; title: Summary -- -- Appendices.; title: Social engagement & the steps to being social --; title: Four skill sets --; title: Foundation --; title: Lower 4 steps to being social --; title: Middle 4 steps to being social --; title: Upper 4 steps to being social --; title: Social plan --; title: Thank you --; title: References --; title: About the authors.