Correcting others and tattling too much: Social skills activities to teach kids with autism who have these problems

social skills card game for Asperger's

Here you can download an entire illustrated kit to help children with Asperger’s who are struggling to understand when to tattle and correct people.

Tattling and correcting and children with Asperger’s

If you work with children on the autism spectrum, then you are aware of their  motivation to order their social world by applying and imposing [...]

Flexibility in kids with ASD - Card activity to teach this social skill to children on the autism spectrum

social skills teaching activity

Children on the autism spectrum struggle with rigidity. This blog post provides a social skills card game activity to help kids with ASD to become more aware of rigidity and to begin to work on some ways to cope.

Children with Asperger’s and other autism spectrum disorders have a lot of problems with rigidity.  They [...]

The Conversation Box: Conversation training tool for children with high functioning autism and Asperger's

cards for conversation training for Asperger's and high functioning autism

Below are downloads and instructions for creating these conversation cards. They provide a good activity to help kids on the autism spectrum to practice different functions of conversation. Please scroll down to have a look at the various components.

Children on the autism spectrum usually don’t easily grasp the many functions of conversation. Here is a [...]

Game-like social skills methods for kids with autism, Part 2: Make your own social skills game

Kids with ASD often really like to make and use social skills games, like this one

Kids with ASD often really like to make and use social skills games, like this one

Children with Asperger’s and other autism spectrum disorders can get tired and discouraged during our social skills training and social skills teaching activities.  Here is fun and effective way to help your students/clients on the autism spectrum to focus and [...]

Game-like elements for teaching social skills to children with Asperger’s and other autism spectrum disorders, Part 1

Use games and fun to increase engagement and learning in autism social skills training

Use games and fun to increase engagement and learning in autism social skills training

Teaching social skills to children with Asperger’s and other autism spectrum disorders can be much more effective when it is engaging and fun.  By the time children with autism ends up in our classrooms  or psychotherapy offices, they are often feeling [...]