Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS Treatment Manual

by Elizabeth A. Laugeson, Fred Frankel

This book is essential reading for any clinician or researcher working with teens with autism spectrum disorders. This parent-assisted intervention for teens is based on a comprehensive, evidence-based, 14-week program at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, the manualization of the popular UCLA PEERS Program, and the success of the Children’s Friendship Training (Routledge, 2002) manual for children. After reviewing techniques designed to help parents and therapists tailor the manual to the needs of the teens with whom they are working, the text moves on to the individual treatment sessions and strategies for tackling issues such as developing conversational skills, choosing friends, using humor, get-togethers, teasing, bullying, gossiping, and handling disagreements. Each session chapter includes handouts, homework assignments, descriptions of what to expect (and how to handle challenges in delivering the intervention), and customized tips for both parents and therapists.

Genres: Psychology, Autistic Spectrum Disorder

444 pages, Paperback

First published May 20, 2010

Reviews

[Maddy Mo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved teaching this course! It really does work, and it was so amazing to see in real time the growth in the teens and parents.
The biggest issue I had with the textbook and research was how dated it is. Even with the updated research and slides from the trainings, the textbook is old. Culture and language has shifted/adapted SO much since the text book came out in 2010, and a lot of things were almost laughable.

[Bee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why did I read this whole thing

Useless, repetitive, insanely restricted