QUEST Program II: Social skills curriculum for middle school students with autism

Quest Program II is a social skills program created to help middle school students with autism who struggle with social skills and pragmatic language. Developed by a school social worker and speech language pathologist, the program uses an intensive, proactive approach to teaching social skills, combining written instruction with games, activities, and student interaction. -book description

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Choosing To Be a GFF [Good Friend Forever]

A cutting-edge film specifically by and for middle-schoolers. Choosing To Be a GFF [Good Friend Forever] is loaded with positive social emotional themes for autism awareness and peer acceptance. Symptoms of autism are explained by seven 12- to 15-year-old students with ASD in their real-life accounts. Friends and siblings of students with ASDs also lend their voices, making the video a powerful and effective anti-bullying tool. -publisher

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Mobile App Monday - Middle School Confidential

Looking for social skills help for your 8-14 year old on the spectrum? Be Confident is based on Book 1 of the award-winning Middle School Confidential™ series. This graphic novel app has beautiful full-color illustrations and will be a hit with your current or prospective middle schooler. It will challenge teens to think about their emotions and behavior in new ways and encourage them to make more respectful, cooperative choices at school and at home.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/middle-school-confidential/id428588931?mt=8

Middle school: the stuff nobody tells you about

In her own words and from her own experiences, author Haley Moss has brought us an amazing book on the trials and tribulations of middle school life. Middle school: the stuff nobody tells you about : a teenage girl with high-functioning autism shares her experiences is a wonderful handbook for all kids entering middle school but especially for those kids on the spectrum. From hidden curriculum rules to social misunderstands, Haley shares it all. A section called "What I Did" follows the discussion of each topic and is brimming with helpful advice.

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A quest for social skills

Got a middle school student with autism who struggles with pragmatic language and social skills? Try A Quest for Social Skills for Students with Autism or Asperger's: Read-to-us Lessons with Games, Role-Play Activities, and More! QUEST (Questioning, Understanding, and Exploring Social Skills and Pragmatic Language Together) is a social skills program developed by a school social worker and speech language pathologist that uses an intensive, proactive approach to teaching social skills, combining written instruction with games, activities, and student interaction. The book also includes a CD of printable worksheets, letters, forms, and more!

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