SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT & THE STEPS TO BEING SOCIAL:
A Practical Guide for Teaching Social Skills to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Contents
Why Are Social Skills So Important?
CHAPTER 1: ENGAGEMENT as the FOUNDATION
• Self-Regulation: Calm + Alert = READY
• Shared Space: A Place to Be Together
• Shared Focus: A Reason to Be Together
• Shared Pleasure: Enjoying the Moment Together
Critical Strategies to Enhance ENGAGEMENT
Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to Support ENGAGEMENT
Case Study: Meet Jorge
Introducing the Steps to Being Social
CHAPTER 2: LOWER FOUR
• Proximity
• Parallel
• Joint Attention
• Reciprocal Exchange
Sub-Skills of LOWER 4
Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to Support LOWER 4
Sample Activities to Enhance LOWER 4 Skill Sets
Case Study: Meet Chase
CHAPTER 3: MIDDLE FOUR
• Reciprocal Exchange
• Give and Take of Conversation
• Perspective Taking
• Reading the Social Scene
Sub-Skills of MIDDLE 4
Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to Support MIDDLE 4
Sample Activities to Enhance MIDDLE 4 Skill Sets
Case Study: Meet Mason
CHAPTER 4: UPPER FOUR
• Reading the Social Scene
• Group Cooperation
• Friendship
• Growing Connections
Sub-Skills of UPPER 4
Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) to Support UPPER 4
Sample Activities to Enhance UPPER 4 Skill Sets
Case Study: Meet Andy
CHAPTER 5: ASSESSMENT
The STEPS Assessment
Introduction
• ENGAGEMENT
• LOWER 4
• MIDDLE 4
• UPPER 4
The STEPS Assessment Summary
Interpreting the Scores
Evidence-Based Practices Linking to the Skill Sets of the Social Steps
CHAPTER 6: Putting It All Together
Using the STEPS Assessment to Make a Social Plan
Social Plan
• FOUNDATION: Scenario and Social Plan Example
• LOWER 4: Scenario and Social Plan Example
• MIDDLE 4: Scenario and Social
