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OnlineCEUcredit.com “Asperger: Practical Interventions to Build Basic Social Skills”, “Track #5 Practical Interventions to Build Social Skills” - EP How to Build Basic Social Skills is an excerpt from the Online Continuing Education Course intended for Social Worker CEUs, Psychologist CEUs, Psychology CEUs, Counselor CEUs, MFT CEUs This video is taken from the course “Asperger: Practical Interventions to Build Basic Social Skills”, “Track #5 Practical Interventions to Build Social Skills”. This continuing education course is designed to give psychologists, social workers, counselors, and MFTs CE hours for licensure renewal. Children with Asperger Syndrome often need more attention and special approaches to teaching them social rules and expectations that often come easier to other children. In this section we will discuss five tools on How to Build Basic Social Skills with your child who has Aspergers. These tools are being specific, observing social signals, using pictures, teaching emotional vocabulary and teaching how to behave differently with different people. Tool #1: Being Specific For Abner, age 40, and Judith, age 35, they had difficulties with their daughter Mara who has Asperger Syndrome. When Abner explained that they struggled to teach Mara, age 4, things such as not screaming when she wanted something like juice. I suggested to Abner and Judith that they be specific when talking to Mara. I said to them “you can verbalize to Mara that screaming is not allowed and instead encourage her to use words such as ‘may I have some juice?’.” Tool #2: Observing Social Signals Something else that parents can do is help their child recognize the differences in peoples’ facial expressions. It is helpful to point out peoples’ expression and link the expression to an emotion and discuss with they the reason behind the emotion. I said to Judith and Abner “an example of this would be to point out to Mara her sister Rachel’s emotions and why she is feeling the by saying something to the effect ‘Rachel is sad because her friend is moving away. That is why she isn’t smiling.’” This continuing education information is intended for MFTs, psychologists, counselors, and social workers. Tool #3: Using Pictures Since it is not always convenient or appropriate to take the time to discuss a specific person’s emotions with their children, I often tell clients to use pictures as another way to help teach their children about other peoples’ emotions. I explained to Abner and Judith to use pictures like flashcards. I told them “ask Mara to identify the emotion and ask her things that cause her to feel that way. It may be difficult at first but she will begin to understand.” Tool #4: Teaching Emotional Vocabulary It is also important for parents to teach their children emotional vocabulary. This can happen while using the emotion flashcards. I explained that “Mara may know that she feels tightness in her throat when she feels bad, but she may struggle to associate that physical feeling with the word ‘sad’”. Tool #5: Teaching How to Behave Differently with Different People Abner stated to me “Sometimes I worry about Mara. For example, a lot of children are shy around strangers but Mara doesn’t seem to be scared of people she doesn’t know.” I shared with Abner “one thing that might be helpful is to draw concentric circles with family in the middle, relatives, friends, and so on moving out. Go over with Mara what greetings and behaviors are okay with each group.” One issue that Judith shared with me is “since most of these tools seem to work best while in actual social situations. I am worried that other children will make fun of Mara because they don’t understand that she learns differently. What should we do about that?” I answered, “Rachel, Mara’s sister would be a great start since she probably has a better understanding of Mara’s Aspergers and how that affects Mara’s learning. Make sure to encourage play but also respect Rachel’s need for respite and space.” Psychologists, counselors, MFTs, and social workers can use this excerpt as part of their CEU requirements. This course entitled “Asperger: Practical Interventions to Build Basic Social Skills”, “Track #5 Practical Interventions to Build Social Skills” can be found at OnlineCEUcredit.com.