A QUEST for social skills for students with autism or Asperger's
By: Cumpata, JoEllen.
Contributor(s): Fell, Susan.
Publisher: Arlington, TX Future Horizons 2010Description: xxxii, 333 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM.ISBN: 9781935274117.Subject(s): AUTISM
| ASPERGER SYNDROME | SOCIAL SKILLS | COMMUNICATION SKILLS | EMOTIONS | FRIENDSHIPS | VOCATIONAL SKILLS| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | IHC Library | 720 CUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W000214 |
FAQS|About the QUEST Program|Sample correspondence, reports and forms|Unit 1: School survival basics|Unit 2: Understanding emotions|Unit 3: Communication skills|Unit 4: Making friends and interacting with peers|Unit 5: Personal safety|Unit 6: Vocational readiness
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"QUEST (Questioning, Understanding, and Exploring Social Skills and Pragmatic Language Together) is a social skills program created to help middle school students with ASD who struggle with pragmatic language and social skills." - BOOK JACKET
QUEST (Questioning, Understanding and Exploring Social Skills and Pragmatic Language Together) is a social skills programme created to help students aged 10 to 14 who have ASD and who struggle with pragmatic language and social skills.
Developed by a school social worker and speech language pathologist, the programme uses an intensive, proactive approach to teaching social skills, combining written instruction with games, activities and student interaction.
The book is divided into six units:
School survival basics,
Understanding emotions,
Communication skills,
Making friends and interacting with peers,
Personal safety,
Vocational readiness.
These can be implemented either chronologically or on their own.
Also included is a CD which contains, inter alia, printable worksheets, letters, forms, ready to use lessons with games, role play activities.
Patron comment on 30/03/2015
This is an excellent resource for teaching a range of social skills. The CD attached is brilliant for downloading the forms used. One small critique-the skills teaching eye contact being necessary for showing attention is a bit ethnocentric for New Zealand's diverse range of ethicities.
Patron comment on
Great practical advice, flashcards very useful
Patron comment on
This book is very useful for many secondary school students who have autism. The book comes with a CD and easy-to-follow handouts.
Patron comment on
Great book
Patron comment on 29/07/2015
Great resource, awesome CD