Learning about friendship : stories to support social skills training in children with Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism

By: Al-Ghani, K I.

Contributor(s): Al-Ghani, Haitham.

Publisher: London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781849051453.Subject(s): BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS

| AUTISM

| ASPERGER SYNDROME

| FRIENDSHIPS

| SOCIAL SKILLS

| STORY TELLING

Contents:

Introduction 1. The Dinosaurs: a story about starting school and learning to share. 2. Spit and Chase: a story about joining in playground games. 3. Golden Hour: a story about winning/losing, taking turns and managing anger 4. Timothy Tattletale: a story about when to tell 5. Too Much Thomas the Tank Engine: a story about obsessions 6. Ablutions: a story about personal hygiene 7. Space Invaders: a story about personal space 8. Billy Blunt: a story about using tact and diplomacy 9. The Barbie Club: a story about being taken advantage of 10. The Beach Ball: a story about jealousy and what makes a friend Appendix: Useful books and resources.

Summary: "Making friends can be a challenge for all children, but those with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) can struggle more than most. This collection of ten fully-illustrated stories explores friendship issues encountered by children with ASD aged four to eight and looks at how they can be overcome successfully. Key problem areas are addressed, including sharing, taking turns, being a tattletale, obsessions, winning and losing, jealousy, personal space, tact and diplomacy, and defining friendship. The lively and entertaining stories depersonalize issues, allowing children to see situations from the perspective of others and enabling them to recognize themselves in the characters. This opens the door to discussion, which in turn leads to useful insight and strategies they can practise and implement in the future. Each story has a separate introduction for adults which explains the main strategies within it." - BOOK JACKET

List(s) this item appears in: Social skills. July 2018 F | Healthy relationships for all ages May 2022

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"Making friends can be a challenge for all children, but those with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) can struggle more than most. This collection of ten fully-illustrated stories explores friendship issues encountered by children with ASD aged four to eight and looks at how they can be overcome successfully. Key problem areas are addressed, including sharing, taking turns, being a tattletale, obsessions, winning and losing, jealousy, personal space, tact and diplomacy, and defining friendship. The lively and entertaining stories depersonalize issues, allowing children to see situations from the perspective of others and enabling them to recognize themselves in the characters. This opens the door to discussion, which in turn leads to useful insight and strategies they can practise and implement in the future. Each story has a separate introduction for adults which explains the main strategies within it." - BOOK JACKET

Introduction
1. The Dinosaurs: a story about starting school and learning to share.
2. Spit and Chase: a story about joining in playground games.
3. Golden Hour: a story about winning/losing, taking turns and managing anger
4. Timothy Tattletale: a story about when to tell
5. Too Much Thomas the Tank Engine: a story about obsessions
6. Ablutions: a story about personal hygiene
7. Space Invaders: a story about personal space
8. Billy Blunt: a story about using tact and diplomacy
9. The Barbie Club: a story about being taken advantage of
10. The Beach Ball: a story about jealousy and what makes a friend
Appendix: Useful books and resources.

Patron comment on 19/10/2015

Explained things in a way that enabled my son to work out how to deal with situations. Good for the older child.(8-10 years)

Patron comment on

I found this book very useful, with easy to read stories that cover common situations. Having pictures is a good thing, too.

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