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Simple Ways to Make Social Skill Connections Using Games
When you first hear that a computer game or a video game is trying to teach someone about the social or emotional world, you can’t be blamed if your first thought is, “Are you kidding?” If you want to...
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Excellent Ways to Develop Social Skills and Independence at the Store
The relevance of social skills among autistic people cannot be overemphasized as it has enabled them to interact and be independent in the society. It is crystal clear that contemporary society has...
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How to Get My Child to Listen – Parenting 101
In this episode of the Dr. G Aspie Show, Dr. G goes over great techniques parents can use to get their children to listen. As parents, we are supposed to be in charge in a warm and healthy way. A great...
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Introducing an Exciting New Board Game That Promotes Social Skills
Having good manners is an important social skill everyone needs. Most of us know that it’s not acceptable to push someone out of the way to get what we want, to cut in front of a line, to talk loudly...
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Excellent Ways to Create Social Opportunities for Your Child with ASD
Many parents of children with autism enjoy the various advantages that homeschooling affords, especially in the social arena. It provides fluid opportunity for practical socialization at quantities...
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How to Make Medical Visits Easier for Your Child with Autism
Emma takes medication that requires quarterly visits to the lab so they can draw blood to ensure her medication is within a therapeutic range. Emma does not like going to the lab. The day of the lab...
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Super Social Stories to Use in the New School Year
My name is Leanne — I’m 23 years old and I have Asperger’s syndrome. I have heard that social stories help lot of kids (and maybe even adults) on the autism spectrum to be better able to handle...
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Useful Advice for Developing Successful Travel Skills
Movement is one of the characteristics of every ambulant human being; we move from one place to another to get things done or to visit family and friends. There are different modes of transportation...
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HELP: How Can I Promote A Sibling Bond When One Child Has Autism?
My 8-year-old son with autism loves his little brother and wants to play with him, but he has difficulty sharing, is overly-affectionate, and his screaming is so off-putting. How can I encourage their...
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How to Prepare Aspie Women for the Workplace
For women with Asperger’s, the workplace can be a very isolated place. Organizations are social environments, which is uniquely challenging for Aspie Women. In the workplace, women tend to form...
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How to Deal with Anxiety and Asperger’s Now
Living with Asperger’s syndrome has turned out to be a literal roller coaster in more than one sense. For starters, you don’t always know how to deal with intense feelings, with different situations...
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Finding Ways to Forge Meaningful Connections with Autism
They said to persevere. I began to perseverate. They discouraged me. Be joyful they said. I flapped my hands with joyful feeling. Not like that, they said. They used a lot of words whereas I had not...
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Aspie Dating: 10 Things to Keep in Mind When Looking for Love
Dating can be filled with stress and insecurity, but what happens when you add to this the fact that your date has Asperger’s syndrome? What should you do and what should you not do? How can you make...
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A New and Improved Approach to Social Skills
Kids with autism usually struggle socially and often find the teen years especially difficult. Anxiety and depression can emerge or worsen, along with a sense of helplessness, worthlessness and...
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Excellent Ways to Help Your ASD Child Make Friends
Friendships have an important role to play in our overall well-being and quality of life. Unfortunately, many children with autism do not establish friendships and continue to have difficulties doing...
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Easy Ways To Help Your Child Socialize Using Video Self-Modeling
Is saying hello or waving “hi” hard for your child to do? Does your child ask you questions about something you shared with him/her? Will your child ask another child to play? These may be some of the...
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5 Ways to Help Your Special Needs Child Transition to Summer
Welcome back to Social Skills Corner. This month we will give you five excellent ways to help your child transition from school to summer break. We will begin with an example which many parents can...
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4 Practical Interventions to Help Develop Social Skills
Social skills can be broadly defined as the ability to develop and maintain relationships. Deficits in social skills are a core feature for children, as well as adults with autism. For school-age...
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Simple Ways to Build Social Skills and an Appreciation for Nature
Earth Day will soon be here! It serves as a reminder to care for the Earth every day and teach our children to do the same. A powerful way to get kids to appreciate and care for Mother Earth is to get...
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Top Ways to Help Your Child with Autism Participate in the Halloween Fun
Costumes? Candy? Frightening décor? Halloween seems like it should be fun for all, but this holiday can be stressful for families with kiddos on the autism spectrum. Here are some tips to make...
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