To download the pdf of this kit, click on the red link here:
Social Cards PDF Download
This resource is available in Polish
This activity is also available in a PowerPoint version in case you want to “show it” rather than cut it out:
Social Cards PowerPoint Version
Social isolation is common in children with autism spectrum disorders. The reasons are obvious. They can become enthralled with preferred activities that they carry out in solitude. The social world can be tiring and frustrating and children with autism can over-compensate with down time to recover. Modern technology provides engaging self- stimulation without face-to-face social contact. Children with ASD can become bewildered and discouraged when they go about trying to socialize. The peers of children with ASD can be unaccommodating and rejecting.
I have provided for you here a social skills teaching activity to help children with ASD’s to explore social isolation. It can be played in a small group or one-on-one between an adult and a child. To play it, you need a single die. When you roll it, it directs the participant to draw a card out of one of three piles of 12 cards.
Roll 1 or 2: “Help the Kid” card. Each card describes a different child experiencing a unique isolation problem. You have to figure out some way to “Help the Kid” with their problem. There is more than one possible solution to each.
Roll 3 or 4: “Fix the Thought” card. Each card shows a different thought or belief which can either contribute to social isolation or make loneliness hurt more. You have to think of one or more thoughts or beliefs to counter the negative thought.
Roll 5 or 6: “All about You.” These questions explore the child’s own social isolation.
Hot to make the cards and card holders: Click on the PDF download link at the top of this post.
I hope you find this social skills game activity useful.
Joel Shaul
Here is a free download of worksheets on the topic of social isolation for children on the autism spectrum.
Worksheets for Exploring Social Isolation
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