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Social Skills Group

Social Skills Group

The Social Skills Group is a series of group sessions for children who have difficulty with social skills, such as eye contact, sharing, talking turns speaking, controlling emotions, handling frustration, learning social cues from other people while relating to them, understanding semantics, pragmatics of language, etc. The group sessions are based on Dr. Tony Attwood's Social Skills training program, as well as on the work of Dr. Stanley Greenspan called "Floor Time". Each group session is structured and includes role-playing and projects.

The Social Skills Groups will benefit children who have been diagnosed with:

High Functioning Autism
Asperger's Syndrome
ADHD
Tourette's Syndrome
PDD .

Dr. Joffe Books: Dr. Joffe's new book on Asperger Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders was just published on Dec. 11, 2009. See details below:

Hi, My Name Is Matt: I Have Asperger's Syndrome by Vera Joffe, Ph. D. and illustrated by Margaret Scott. Order online, at Amazon.com or pick up in bookstores in the US.

We are very happy to offer you Sophie's Story: A Guide To Selective Mutism. This book is directed to children, parents, and teachers. It also provides a guide to develop a plan for a team approach to interventions at school, and at home. Order online or pick up in bookstores in the US.

Off the presses, A Day in the Life of an Adult with ADHD - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Vera Joffe's new book on Adult ADHD in English and Portuguese. Order online or pick up in bookstores in the US and Brazil.