Social Skills for Social Ills: Supporting the Social Skills Development of Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome.

Marks, Susan Unok; Schrader, Carl; Levine, Mark; Hagie, Chris; Longaker, Trish; Morales, Maggie; Peters, Iris

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ERIC Number: EJ597162

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Social Skills for Social Ills: Supporting the Social Skills Development of Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome.

Marks, Susan Unok; Schrader, Carl; Levine, Mark; Hagie, Chris; Longaker, Trish; Morales, Maggie; Peters, Iris

TEACHING Exceptional Children, v32 n2 p56-61 Nov-Dec 1999

This article shares some educational principles and strategies for teaching social skills to adolescents with Asperger's syndrome. Educators are urged to teach coping strategies, how to read social cues, and how to interpret social behavior. Also, they are encouraged to provide ample social opportunities and to create a safe and accepting learning environment. (CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Asperger Syndrome, Coping, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Secondary Education, Social Development

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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