•  All Autism Spectrum Diagnosis (ASD): Asperger Syndrome (AS), Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) and Autism.
•  Non-verbal Learning Disability (NLD)
•  Attention Deficit Disorder, with or without hyperactivity (ADD, ADHD)
•  Not all persons with the following diagnosis necessarily have social cognitive deficits, but a significant number do:
  
  •  Tourette’s Syndrome (not all persons with Tourette’s have social cognitive deficits, but many do)
  •  Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
  •  Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  •  Emotionally Disturbed

Michelle’s information best meets the needs of students with near-average to way above average verbal intelligence.

The following articles can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate link:

NEW!   Crooke, P.J., Hendrix, R.E., Rachman, J.Y., (2007) Brief Report: Measuring the Effectiveness of Teaching Social Thinking to Children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) and High Functioning Autism (HFA). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Online publication: DOI 10.1007/s10803-007-0466-1

Homework: Teaching Organizational Skills and Beyond (2007). Organization Article for all kids.

Reprint 2/28/05 San Francisco Magazine, "How Not To Raise a Social Pariah"

How Social Play Affects Academics (2004)

Asperger Syndrome Across The Home and School Day (2003)

Social Communication & Learning Standards Making the Connection, 2/05 ISHA (powerpoint format)

About The Perspective-Taking Spectrum (2003)

Assessment Issues For Social Pragmatics (2002)

Amy Miller's Thesis - The Double Interview Task: Assessing the Social Communication of Children with Asperger Syndrome, 2002

Kari J. Zweber's Thesis - The Double Interview: Assessing the Social Communication of Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome, 2002

For general questions about Michelle's work, please take a look at the FAQs.