Many of the free social skills resources on this website can be accessed via smart phone. Often, that is a quick and convenient alternative. WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE PICTURES BELOW, YOU WILL BE DIRECTED THE VERSION OF THE RESOURCE THAT CAN BE VIEWED ON A PHONE.
One of the cards from the resource referenced above.
“Correcting and tattling too much.” The resource features several guidelines cards and then a few dozen hypothetical problem solving scenarios (example shown below). Follow the link and then scroll down to “PowerPoint version.”
This resource features a number of question cards to explore social isolation. Follow the link and scroll down to “PowerPoint version.”
This resource, on dealing with teasing and bullying, features 7 teaching panels and a large number of problem solving cards, see examples below. Follow the link and scroll down to “PowerPoint version.”
These Anime Emotion Coloring Sheets look really good when viewed one on a phone and they provide a quick way to review emotions with children. You can zoom in on the faces – see examples below.
Free check-off worksheets for children with ASD’s to explore conversation topics with family members
Children with autism spectrum disorders often have difficulties having conversations with the people they live with. It really helps to use picture guides. Here is a set of easy-to-use worksheets for classroom, speech room and home.
Here is the first of the three sheets, a guide to explore talking with a sibling or other child in the household. Here is the second worksheet, which is a guide to exploring conversation topics with parents or other adult members of the household.
The third sheet is used in combination with the picture sheets to help create questions, compliments and comments.
How to use the worksheets:
1. Have the child put check marks next to the photos they think represent the person’s interests.
2. Go over the images one at a time with the child. Explain that the family member probably has many interests that are different from the child’s own interests.
3. The sheet “Questions, Comments, Compliments” can be used to set up role plays and actual conversation practice with family members.
4. Have family members fill them out for the child to use as a reference.
5. Project the sheets using a smart board or projector – this really helps for small group or classroom discussions about family members.
I hope these worksheets are useful for you.
Joel Shaul, LCSW
For more free materials on facilitating parent/child conversation for children with autism: How Was Your Day? Sheets