The Social Skills Picture Book: Teaching Play, Emotion, and Communication to Children With Autism

by Jed Baker

Winner of an iParenting Media Award, this book uses photographs of students engaging in a variety of real-life social situations. The realistic format plays to the visual strengths of children with ASD to teach appropriate social behaviors. Color photographs illustrate the "right way" and "wrong way" to approach each situation and the positive/negative consequences of each. A facilitator (parent, teacher, etc.) is initially needed to explain each situation, and ask questions such as "What is happening in this picture?" Children role-play skills until confident enough to practice them in real-life interactions.

Genres: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Parenting, Nonfiction, Education

197 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[John Stinebaugh]

A great resource for anyone who has or works with children. It is designed specifically for the Autism Spectrum, but works great with anyone who needs to learn social skills. Also a great way to show families how to create their own social stories.

[Alaa]

Awesome book ! As a Pediatric Speech and Language Pathologist I use this book a lot with my clients/patients who are on the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Also, Many families have reported an abundant benefit from reading this book to their child with social skills impairment. May God bless the author for this good work ! He changed lives!

[Crystal Moser]

Good resource for children with social challenges

[Carol]

As a therapist working with school aged kids -- I find this to be an excellent book for teaching social skills for any elementary school aged kid, regardless of autism diagnosis.
The photo-essays depicting real life school aged folks engaged in real life role play situations capture the attention of the little ones, whether you are working on kids one on one or in a group setting.
A great, fun and engaging companion for those days when straight talk therapy doesn't cut it for the less verbal among us!

[Kate]

Duncan's OCT recommended this book. The funny thing is the kids actually like reading it with me.

[Julia]

This book is really cool to help show kids what good social skills look like in practice.