Social Behavior and Self Management

Social Behavior and Self Management by Lisa King. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781934575918.

Buron, who taught students on the autism spectrum and developed an autism spectrum disorders certificate program for educators at Hamline U., et al. contend that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) understand social information better when it is explained using visual systems and show how the 5-point scale can help explain social and emotional concepts to these individuals. They outline the use of the scale by those advocating for, living with, or working with adults with ASD. They offer examples of scales used for 15 different social situations, such as emotional regulation, relaxation, stalking behavior, friendships, dating, roommates, workplace issues, and handling obsessive behavior, and include discussion of issues that can arise and ideas and words to use when explaining issues to people with ASD. No index is included. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)