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Elizabeth A. Laugeson - Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS Treatment Manual - 9780415872034 - V9780415872034
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Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS Treatment Manual

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Description for Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS Treatment Manual Paperback. Suitable for clinician or researcher working with teens with autism spectrum disorders, this book moves on to the individual treatment sessions and strategies for tackling issues such as developing conversational skills, choosing friends, using humor, get-togethers, teasing, bullying, gossiping, and handling disagreements. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJNA; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1034.

This book is essential reading for any clinician or researcher working with teens with autism spectrum disorders. This parent-assisted intervention for teens is based on a comprehensive, evidence-based, 14-week program at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, the manualization of the popular UCLA PEERS Program, and the success of the Children’s Friendship Training (Routledge, 2002) manual for children.

After reviewing techniques designed to help parents and therapists tailor the manual to the needs of the teens with whom they are working, the text moves on to the individual treatment sessions and strategies for tackling issues such as developing conversational ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
444
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415872034
SKU
V9780415872034
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4

About Elizabeth A. Laugeson
Laugeson, Elizabeth A.; Frankel, Fred

Reviews for Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS Treatment Manual
"This book provides a very comprehensive, down-to-earth manual for an innovative social skills intervention for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their parents. With a strong theoretical perspective and a quickly developing empirical base, the book moves the potential provider from screening to goals to activities to measuring progress, providing detailed information at each step, and even case studies, that ... Read more

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