The Social Success Workbook for Teens

By: Barbara Cooper, Nancy Widdows

Making friends is a skill like any other-there are rules to follow, ways to measure your progress, and reasons why some people are better at it than others. Although it may seem like this skill comes naturally to those who don't have Asperger's disorder, nonverbal learning disorder (NLD), or other problems relating to others, the reality is that even the most popular people must constantly hone their abilities in order to make new friends and keep the friends they already have. This workbook includes forty activities you can do to recognize and use your unique strengths, understand the unspoken rules behind how people relate to each other, and improve your social skills.

After completing the activities in this workbook, you will discover that you can get along with others and build friendships despite the challenges you face. All you need is the confidence to be yourself while still keeping the feelings of others in mind.

Michelle says: in this series of books, students are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences through guided workbook tasks. Chapters include topics such as: What’s different about my brain?; Cool down tools; Using positive self-talk. Each chapter kicks off with a “you need to know” section to encourage the students thinking about a particular topic. This book can be used as part of a group lesson or as individual work for a student to think about in his own free time. This book, like all the others in the series, will also help parents think of ways in which they can engage their children in discussions related to this topic.

Instant Help Books., 2008

ISBN-10: 1-57224-614-6

ISBN-13: 978-157224-614-0

144 Pages