The Social Thinking Philosophy
Who is Michelle’s work dedicated
to?
A number of diagnostic labels represent persons with some
aspects of social cognitive deficits, these labels may include:
- 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:
Asperger Syndrome Across The Home and School Day 2003
Assessment Issues For Social Pragmatics 2002
About The Perspective-Taking Spectrum, 11-03
How Social Play Affects Academics 2004
Social Communication and Learning Standards
Making the Connection, 2/11/05 ISHA (powerpoint format)
Amy Miller's Thesis,
THE DOUBLE INTERVIEW TASK: ASSESSING THE SOCIAL COMMUNICATION OF CHILDREN WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME, 2002 (.pdf format)
Reprint 2/28/05 San Francisco Magazine, "How Not To Raise a Social Pariah"
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work, please take a look at the FAQs.
