Social Skills Training: For Children & Adolescents With Autism & Social-Communication Differences

I really like the format of this book and ended up buying multiple copies for a friend and the school counselor. The book starts with an introduction with suggestions for how to get the trainee's buy in and how to structure the time together. It is easy to find topics to work on and each includes a worksheet and activity to help build that skill. As a parent, it really helped me work with the school to communicate an approach that would result in growth across different environments.

I have been using Dr. Bakers Social Skills Training books for years with my patients, and am very excited about his new training manual. I find it very user friendly and the comprehensive scope of topics useful. He clearly articulates models of the key components of skills training, based on outcome research. The chapters focusing on creating motivation for clients to partner to problem solve, as well as generalize their skills once they become automatic are informative and helpful to pass on to parents. I also found the chapters on creating peer accepting environments inspiring. I highly recommend this manual to practitioners, school personnel and parents of individuals with any social communication challenges

Dr. Baker’s 20th anniversary edition explains his entire social skills training approach. He outlines many specific skills and how they can be taught in a manner that builds motivation in the learner, encourages the learner to generalize the skills, and seeks to involve the learner in the process. An individualized approach to target specific skills for the learner can be the most helpful.

This guide is an absolute must for anyone working with individuals diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Very user friendly and comprehensive.