Building Social Relationships: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Social Interaction Skills to Children and Adolescents with Autism and other Social Difficulties
Social relationships are key to school and life success! The textbook, Building Social Relationships addresses the critical need for social skills programming for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and other social difficulties. It is unique in presenting a comprehensive model that incorporates five fundamental steps: (1) assessing social functioning, (2) distinguishing between skill acquisition and performance deficits, (3) selecting intervention strategies, (4) implementing intervention, and (5) evaluating and monitoring progress. Rather than promoting a single strategy, this social skills model details how to organize and make sense of the myriad of social skills programs and resources available.