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11 wall displays / visual tools for autism social skills teaching. Free downloads.

Many of my social skills resources for children with autism feature large visuals that can be used either as accessories during teaching or as wall displays. Below you will find links to eleven of my blog posts which feature large, illustrated panels as part of the kit.
To go to the resource, click on the PICTURE.

Using imagination, imaginary creatures and art to engage children with ASD in work on social and emotional skills, Part 2: Free worksheet downloads

Here is a pair of worksheets designed to help children with high functioning autism to increase their awareness of social skills issues.

Many children with Asperger’s and other autism spectrum disorders are quite fond of fantasy characters. Social skill teaching interventions which employ fantasy characters can tap into these predilections, increase insight and sustain interest [...]

Using imagination, imaginary creatures and art to engage children with ASD in work on social and emotional skills, Part 1

In this blog post, I show some ways to harness the power of imagination to engage kids on the autism spectrum in social skills work.

Imagination and creativity in social skills work
Many children on the autism spectrum have remarkable imaginations. In this blog post, I will tell you about two varieties of social / emotional [...]

For social skills work: Easy instructions to download YouTube videos to your computer and play them back at good volume

[Follow THIS LINK HERE to another blog post which explains in detail about using YouTube videos in counseling with young people on the autism spectrum]

How to save YouTube videos to your own computer:
There are various free online services for this. The one I use is keepvid.com. I have used it about a hundred times and [...]

Autism According to YouTube: Discovering, Enjoying and Using Videos Created by People with Autism

There are literally thousands of videos on YouTube made by people with autism. In this blog, I discuss these videos, and explain how to use them in counseling and social skills work with young people on the autism spectrum.

The amazing world of YouTube videos made by people on the autism spectrum

Please watch the video [...]

Cognitive-behavioral therapy teaching materials for children with high functioning autism: Seven engaging activities with free downloads

In this post I provide links to seven CBT activities within my website

Cognitive-behavioral therapy and children with high functioning autism

I have posted an extensive amount of free counseling and teaching materials on CBT in the website. The following post is to summarize them in one place and provide more convenient links to each of them.

To be connected with each free resource, click on the IMAGE.

CBT Visual Tutorial

Helping teen boys with high functioning autism to relate to girls: Card game activity and social skills teaching materials

In this blog post you can download the materials shown above. The photo shows one of nine panels used for teaching or wall display, and three of thirty-two social skills teaching cards.

Boys with Asperger’s / High-functioning autism face special challenges in understanding and relating to girls

In this blog post, I offer some basic background on issues affecting teenage boys on the autism spectrum pertaining to their relationships with girls, and then I provide some social skills teaching materials for mental health professionals, teachers and speech-language pathologists to use [...]

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