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Learning to identify when conversation partners are disinterested in a topic and respond accordingly is an important social skill, but can be particularly challenging for learners with autism. This lesson is designed to teach learners how to identify common signs of disinterest, and how to resolve the situation when they encounter them during a conversation. I have used this lesson with in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

Picking up on nonverbal cues during a conversation can be a difficult but important skill to learn. Imagine you are in a happy mood – laughing a lot and making jokes. Then you enter a quiet classroom where the rest of your peers are busy working on finishing their papers. You may need to read the room and change your behavior. This lesson aims to teach learners what it means to “read the room,” what behaviors to watch and listen for, and how to respond appropriately. I have used this lesson in t

Super simple toileting tracker sheet. Perfect for busy parents or teachers. Great for Special Needs students learning to use the bathroom.

This lesson is designed to teach learners about finding common interests when speaking to others. Learners will be introduced to tips on choosing friends, what are common interests and why they are important in a friendship, how to identify common interests in others, and will be given an opportunity to practice some of their new skills. I have used this lesson in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

Learning to stay on topic during a conversation is an important social skill, but can be particularly challenging for learners with autism. This lesson is designed to teach learners why it is important to stay on topic while talking with peers, how to maintain a conversation with grace, and what conversation topics may be appropriate. This lesson is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complexity of the subje

This bundle aims to help teach the difference between open-ended vs. closed-ended questions, why follow-up questions are important, and when to ask different types of questions. I have used this bundle in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

Listening for and using the correct tone of voice during a conversation can be a difficult but important skill to learn. This lesson aims to teach learners about tone of voice, including what tone of voice is and what it can sound like, why it is important to pay attention to others’ tone of voice, and when to pay attention to our own tone of voice. These concepts are demonstrated using various practice activities. This activity may be most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middl

This lesson introduces learners to the “do’s” and “don’ts” of social media. It aims to generate discussion about how to remain safe online and what is okay to post online. This lesson includes an activity where learners can look at sample social media posts and identify good and bad examples. This lesson is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complexity of the subject. I have used this lesson in the past wi

Learning to stay on topic during a conversation is an important social skill, but can be particularly challenging for learners. This lesson is designed to teach learners why it is important to stay on topic while talking with peers, how to pick a topic of conversation, and what conversation topics may be appropriate. This lesson is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complexity of the subject.

Picking up on nonverbal cues during a conversation can be a difficult but important skill to learn. Imagine you are in a happy mood – laughing a lot and making jokes. Then you enter a quiet classroom where the rest of your peers are busy working on finishing their papers. You may need to read the room and change your behavior. This lesson aims to teach learners what it means to “read the room,” what behaviors to watch and listen for, and how to respond appropriately. I have used this lesson in t

Resolving conflict is an important social skill for adolescents and young adults. This lesson serves as additional practice on how to identify disagreements, navigate conflict resolution and problem solve with grace.

Learning to stay on topic during a conversation is an important social skill, but can be particularly challenging for learners with autism. This game is designed to provide learners with additional practice with creating on-topic conversations.

This lesson is designed to teach learners about healthy friendships. Learners will be introduced to different types of relationships, characteristics of good friendships, how to handle bad friendships, and will be given an opportunity to practice some of their new skills with a sorting activity. I have used this lesson in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

Resolving conflict is an important social skill for adolescents and young adults. This lesson serves as additional practice on how to identify disagreements, navigate conflict resolution and problem solve with grace.

This tracker sheet provides instructors a way to track learners' progress with the skills that are involved with maintaining a conversation. Instructors can edit this datasheet for each of their learners’ individual target skills. I have used this tracker sheet in the past with high school and university students on the Autism Spectrum.

Resolving conflict is an important social skill for adolescents and young adults. This lesson serves as a review on how to identify disagreements, navigate conflict resolution with grace, and agree to disagree.

Resolving conflict is an important social skill for adolescents and young adults. This lesson serves as an introduction into how to identify disagreements, and resolve conflict gracefully.

Resolving conflict is an important social skill for adolescents and young adults. This lesson serves as an introduction into how to identify disagreements, and resolve conflict gracefully.

Staff can use this datasheet to keep track of their learner’s problem behavior. Each time the learner engages in problem behavior, staff should check off which problem occurred and write how many times each problem behavior occurred. Staff can edit this datasheet for each of their learners’ individual target behaviors.