Visual Thinking Strategies For Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders

by Ellyn Lucas Arwood, Ed.D.; Carole Kaulitz, M.Ed.; and Mabel Brown, M.A.For professionals and parents to use with ALL ages! Visuals of all kinds are used as supports for individuals on the autism spectrum who tend to think and learn visually. However, not all visuals are created equal! This new and important book explores "The Language of Pictures," showing how to match visual tools with the developmental level of the child or adult you are working with. A great way to learn the science behind the art!
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We Can Make It Better: A Strategy to Motivate and Engage Young Learners in Social Problem-Solving Through Flexible Stories

by Elizabeth M. Delsandro, M.S., CCC-SLP. For parents and professionals to use with students 4yrs - 9yrs. CD included with printable worksheets and 21 “We Can Make It Better!” Stories©. We Can Make It Better! is a resource for safe and motivating social problem-solving practice. With the right tools, practice and understanding, students can learn how to make good choices — in their thoughts, actions and words — that result in improved social interactions.
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Webcast - Executive Functioning and Organizing for Homework: Strategies to Facilitate Learning

In this 2-hour webcast, Michelle Garcia Winner shows how organizational skills are not just about homework: they are about managing the entire day. This tutorial explores motivation, time management, segmentation of tasks, prioritizing/postponing and more. Effective organizing of one's life, at any age, relies on executive functioning, the ability to plan for and follow through on complex tasks. Students with organizational problems have executive function difficulties. Webcast - Instant/Online! *No DVD or Other Physical Product Mailed to You*
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Webcast - Introducing a Social Thinking Vocabulary In Schools and Homes

Webcast - Instant/Online! *No DVD or Other Physical Product Mailed to You!* In this 2-hour webcast training, Michelle Garcia Winner reveals how to use the Social Thinking Vocabulary across settings -- from showing students how to observe and anticipate the actions of others and modify their own actions, to implementing effective Individualized Education Plans/Programs.
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Webcast - Social Thinking in the Classroom and Across the Day:

In this webcast, Michelle examines how social skills are required everywhere, but the concept of teaching them shortchanges how complex "being social" really is, particularly for students who have not intuitively developed a capacity to process social information that is assumed in every academic setting and lesson. Please read "Product Details" by clicking below, and the "Subscription Video" and "Video Purchase FAQs" articles on the video menu to the left before purchasing. Instant online access - no physical product mailed to you
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Webcast - Talking with Students and Parents about Social Thinking

This 3.5-hour webcast presents clips of treatment sessions by Michelle Garcia Winner in her clinic. The clips offer a rare window on actual clinical practice. The sessions bust myths of what is commonly thought about individuals with "autism spectrum disorders" in regard to the desire to be social, have friends, the capacity to show emotion, use humor, etc., and shows how different every individual is. In the process, Michelle reveals the limitations of commonly used diagnoses themselves. Webcast - Instant/Online! *No DVD or Other Physical Product Mailed to You*
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Webcasts - All Access Pass: All 4 Social Thinking Training Webcasts

Four webcasts - Instant/Online Access - No Physical Product Mailed to You! 90 days to access webcasts when you buy all four. As with all webcast purchases, please read "Product Details" by clicking below, and the "Subscription Video" and "Video Purchase FAQs" articles on the video menu to the left before purchasing.
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What is a Thought? (A Thought is a Lot!)

By Amy Kahofer and Jack Pranksy This engaging children's book (and CD with lessons) introduces K-5 readers to the concept of thought and the amazing power our thoughts have on our lives. Authors Amy Kahofer and noted prevention specialist Jack Pransky present a simple yet profound message: that our thinking creates our feelings and behavior, and when our minds are calm we have access to natural wisdom and healthy feelings.
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When My Worries Get Too Big! A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety

by Kari Dunn Buron. For parents and professionals to use with students 4yrs - 5th grade. The thought of "losing control" can cause major problems for children who live with anxiety. Now, parents, teachers and children have a helpful tool that gives young children an opportunity to explore their own feelings with parents or teachers as they react to events in their daily lives.
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Whole Body Listening Larry at Home

By Kristen Wilson, MS, CCC, Elizabeth Sautter, MA, CCC For parents and professionals to use with students 4-9yrs.

This colorfully illustrated teaching storybook provides fun ways to teach children an abstract but essential idea - that their eyes, hands, brains – their whole bodies! – communicate, engage with and affect the people around them. Parents, teachers and therapists use this book to teach this challenging concept through illustrated scenarios at home, in the car, with friends, with grandparents – and a number of other very recognizable situations. If your young (primarily pre-K to third grade) student(s) is a bit (or a lot) wiggly, you might need this book! The book can be read with the child and the child then can read the book on his or her own, with siblings, friends, grandparents – it’s sure to spark some great discussions!
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Whole Body Listening Larry at School

By Kristen Wilson, MS, CCC, Elizabeth Sautter, MA, CCC For parents and professionals to use with individuals 4 to 9 years old.

This second storybook focuses on the classroom, recess and the situations of school! Educators can use the storybook to teach young (primarily pre-K to third grade) student(s) who may need to learn better self-regulation how their entire bodies affect those around them.
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Whole Body Listening Poster

For professionals and parents to use with individuals 4 to 9 years old. The Whole Body Listening Larry Poster provides a fun way to reinforce lessons of the Whole Body Listening Larry storybooks.
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Worksheets! for Teaching Social Thinking and Related Skills

by Michelle Garcia Winner
For parents and professionals to use with students 4th grade - high school. New reduced price! One of Social Thinking's best selling books, Worksheets! encourages students with Asperger's Syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and others to process more deeply what social thinking means to them. Developed from years of working with students with social-cognitive challenges, the worksheets also serve as lesson plans to introduce social thinking concepts. Educators then take these concepts and play with them through different activities they develop. The curriculum works best for grades 5-12. The worksheets are coded to suggest which ones are better for different aged students. There are some worksheets for young students (K-4), but the majority are for more sophisticated users. The worksheets are a valuable supplement to Thinking About You Thinking About Me and Think Social!.
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You are a Social Detective!

Winner of a 2012 Mom's Choice Award and a 2012 National Parenting Publications Award! By Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke and illustrated by Kelly Knopp. For parents and professionals to use with students 4 years - 5th grade.

Every one of us is a Social Detective. We are good Social Detectives when we use our eyes, ears, and brains to figure out what others are planning to do next or are presently doing and what they mean by their words and deeds. This entertaining comic book offers different ways that can be reviewed repeatedly with students to teach them how to develop their own social detective skills. Enjoy watching your students and kids blossom day-by-day into successful Social Detectives!

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You are a Social Detective! (French Version)

For parents and professionals to use with students 4yrs - 5th grade. Cette bande dessinée comporte plusieurs concepts différents qui peuvent être sans cesse discutés avec les élèves. Il est préférable de lire ce livre par sections suivi par des discussions directes avec les enfants sur des situations vécues et comment ces concepts s’appliquent personnellement à eux.
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