Great pictures. This book would be excellent for smaller children with or without a disability. ( )

Addresses the need for social programming for children and adolescents with ASD by providing a comprehensive five-step model. Parents and professionals often ask how to teach social skills and how to design social skills programmes for children with ASD. The five-step model presented in this book shows where to start and how to implement a social skills programme for children with ASD. It also shows how to organise and make sense of the myriad social skill strategies currently available. It is written for parents and professionals who operate under real-world circumstances, and who want to teach children with ASD how to be successful in real-world situations. Textbook edition 2008 available.