Social Thinking's Award-Winning Products
Honoring Award Winners from Social Thinking & Other Titles We Love Too
For more than 25 years, Social Thinking (Think Social Publishing) has been a go to source for educators, therapists and caregivers seeking common sense strategies, curricula, and tools. We believe that publishing materials should be driven by input from families and educators who are seeking ways to support their children or students to meet their self-determined social goals. Because of this, our books and games always have input from our clients and families, and are tested by schools and therapists before we publish them for the broader community.
We also know that teaching can be tough, whether in homes, clinics, or schools, so we work hard to give you tools that are motivating for both the instructor and learner. And in this quest, we have been fortunate enough to be recognized by many parent and instructional organizations over the years in the form of book awards. This page is dedicated to honoring the honorees, the award winners published by Think Social Publishing and others. These curricula and teaching tools have been piloted across Tiers of instruction with neurodivergent and neurotypical students, implemented in homes and schools, and we are proud to host them in our teaching and support award-winning library.
Early Learners (Ages 4-7)
Elementary School (Ages 8-10)
Tweens & Teens
Young & Mature Adults
2024 Award-Winners!
3 of our newest products were recently honored as 2024 award winners by Creative Child 2024 Book of the Year, Mom's Choice Gold winners, the National Parenting Product Awards winners, and the International Book awards!
The lessons, strategies, curricula, and tools across all 3 award-winning products can cross all 3 tiers of education support—mainstream classrooms, small group instruction, and intensive lessons.
The Social Thinking Methodology gives individuals proactive strategies to meet their social goals—it’s dynamic, we're constantly changing and updating our materials—driven by both research and community.
2024 New Product Award-Winners: Order Your Copies Today
ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) funds expire at the end of Sep. 2024! ESSA funds can be used for social curricula that support students in Title 1 Schools or Title 1 programs. They can also be used as part of Title IV funding focusing on students receiving a well-rounded education—a perfect fit for our 3 New Product Award-Winners and more!
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Online Course: Teach the 2024 Award-Winning Superflex Curriculum Series with Fidelity
Drawing from more than 25 years of clinical practice and the latest research, this one-of-a-kind online training course is designed for educators, therapists, and caregivers to teach elementary students social, emotional, and academic concepts in a fun and motivating way. This is your opportunity for deeper learning and to earn CE Credit (for select professionals). To book a customize training for your school or clinic, please email us.
Teaching the Superflex Curriculum Series with Fidelity: A Short Course
Educators, therapists, and caregivers have been asking for a motivating and fun way to teach elementary students social, emotional, and academic concepts. This short course will focus on the theory underlying core lessons and how to implement a detective and superhero themed social, emotional, and academic learning (SEAL) teaching series with fidelity. Consider this to be the essential crash course for implementing the Dynamic Duo Curriculum series with fidelity. Content is designed for students 7-11+ years.
2 hours of training and CE credit available for select professionals.
2024 Award-Winners Free Stuff & Peek Inside
Classroom Teaching Example
In this short 10-minute video, Ann, a 3rd grade teacher, provides a real-life classroom example of how to teach Lesson #3: Clue Collector Club from our You Are a Social Detective Teaching Curriculum & Support Guide. Watch Ann teach her students how Social Detectives use the situation (place + people + what’s happening) to collect clues and create their own social magnifying glass.
Help your students become Social Detectives with this easy-to-use curriculum that fits into your current teaching day.
Peek Inside: Superflex Curriculum 2nd Edition Kit
New! Updated & Expanded. Empower your students to activate their superpowers of flexibility, self-awareness, executive functions, self-regulation, and more with the new Superflex® 2nd Edition Kit: Curriculum, Storybook, and Visuals. This eagerly awaited new edition of the bestselling Superflex® Curriculum package has undergone extensive updates and changes to now feature inclusive images, neurodiversity-friendly language, new Superflexes, revised Thinkable & UnthinkaBot characters, Bot powers, visual supports, and much more.
Peek Inside: Social Situation Mapping
What’s going on around us influences our thoughts, feelings, and choices. Social Situation Mapping (formerly Social Behavior Mapping) teaches learners how to use social observation to figure out what to do or say (or not do and say) based on the situation. Revised, updated, and retitled, this hands-on book includes 80+ completed Social Situation Maps to explore 40+ common situations at school, home, and in the community.
Our Products Have Been Recognized with These Prestigious Awards
Autism Society of America Literary Book of the Year Award
Each year, the Autism Society of America presents a number of awards to individuals and organizations in recognition of their commitment to the autism community. Award winners are announced each year at the Autism Society’s National Conference and Exposition. Nominees should exemplify positive impact on the quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum differences.
Best Book Awards
Best Book Awards, sponsored by American Book Fest, is now in its 19th year and one of the largest mainstream book award competitions in the United States, evaluating thousands of book entries from all sections of the publishing industry—mainstream, independent, and self-published. Stellar industry judges highlight and award titles in 90 categories based on design, content, and overall appeal.
Creative Child Awards
Creative Child Magazine's Awards Program is unique in that all products submitted are reviewed by moms, educators and early education professionals. Therefore, every product that is reviewed is by the very people who would purchase them.
International Book Awards
The International Book Awards program (IBA), sponsored by American Book Fest honors outstanding books in 90+ categories on a global scale. Thousands of books from all sections of the global publishing industry--independent, mainstream, and self-published—are evaluated by expert industry judges who award one winner and five finalists for each category.
Mom’s Choice Awards®
The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) evaluates products and services created for children and families. The program is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. The organization is based in the United States and has reviewed thousands of entries from more than 40 countries.
Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
Presented by Jenkins Group and IndependentPublisher.com, the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading. Awards are given in 42 print book and six e-book categories covering the full range of subjects, styles and age groups that children’s books are written and published in today.
National Parenting Product Awards
The National Parenting Product Awards (NAPPA) is one of the longest running and most respected awards programs in the country. With more than three decades of experience in the industry, we have been continuously celebrated as the "go-to" source for parents and professionals seeking the best products for their children and families.