"How can we help children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or related diagnoses develop the skills they need to communicate effectively and express them selves creatively? The answer appears to be in teaching them more about the "why" behind the social behaviors we are trying to coach. When individuals with AS are taught the reason for the behaviors we seek to promote, they are more likely to generalize those behaviors across a variety of settings."
Based on Michelle Garcia Winner's
Social Thinking-Social Learning Tree we need to focus more on global social communication issues rather than on specific, individual skills. We need to work on "root" and "trunk" skills instead of focusing on the "leaves." For a deeper understanding of social thinking and to explore social communication skills by "starting at the roots" check out the Social Thinking
website!
