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ERIC Number: EJ597162
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
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
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Social Skills Training