Social-Emotional Learning for Autistic Kids: Fun Activities to Manage Big Feelings and Make Friends (For Ages 5-10)
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Empower your child to express themselves, handle big emotions, and make friends—with this fun, neurodiversity-affirming activity book for autistic kids ages 5 to 10. There are many ways for kids to develop their social-emotional learning—and it doesn’t have to be on the playground or in an unfamiliar place. This activity book for autistic kids provides your child with a safe space to learn and practice everything from coping with big emotions to taking turns and learning to compromise. Written by experienced therapist Emily Mori, MS, LCPC, CAS, Social-Emotional Learning for Autistic Kids helps kids develop fulfilling relationships and feel more confident in the world around them. Through 50 engaging activities, tips for adapting the activities, and advice for how parents and caregivers can be supportive, your child will gain the social and emotional skills—and confidence—they need for healthy self-esteem and a rich social life. Inside Social-Emotional Learning for Autistic Kids , you’ll find: 50 fun and creative activities. Research shows that creative expression helps to relieve stress and anxiety and helps kids communicate more openly. Through art, music, storytelling, and role-playing, your child will learn how to better navigate life’s ups and downs. Real-life scenarios and skill-building, from practicing cool-down techniques and naming their feelings to learning how to hold and respect boundaries, make and maintain friendships, and speak up for themselves. Tips to adapt and extend activities. Tailor activities to your child’s individual needs and abilities, and continue to support your child's social-emotional learning at home. A neurodiversity-affirming approach. Written by a certified autism specialist who empowers kids to embrace their unique strengths and needs. Review: Much needed book! - What a fantastic tool for children with autism. I found the activities to be very thoughtful in helping children express their feelings and learn how to be more social. I have not seen a book like this before. This book helps prepare children for various social situations in everyday life. Which in turn helps to build confidence and self esteem. I believe it is a great resource for parents and children to work together for success. I work in a school with children with autism. I am excited for the opportunity to share this book with my school families. Review: Love it! - Using it for work and for my granddaughter. Don’t know if she is autistic but she loves doing the ideas in it.
| Best Sellers Rank | #38,075 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #92 in Children's Daily Activities Books #710 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 114 Reviews |
P**E
Much needed book!
What a fantastic tool for children with autism. I found the activities to be very thoughtful in helping children express their feelings and learn how to be more social. I have not seen a book like this before. This book helps prepare children for various social situations in everyday life. Which in turn helps to build confidence and self esteem. I believe it is a great resource for parents and children to work together for success. I work in a school with children with autism. I am excited for the opportunity to share this book with my school families.
M**A
Love it!
Using it for work and for my granddaughter. Don’t know if she is autistic but she loves doing the ideas in it.
B**E
Must buy
This book was so helpful.
M**E
Small
too advanced for granddson
T**A
Must have!
Such a helpful book!
R**G
Fantastic resource!
Beautifully written and illustrated, with lots of colorful activities for kids to work on. My kid is probably a bit young for this book at age 6, but I believe she’ll enjoy this a lot in a year or two. I love that the social skills activities are meant for helping autistic kids express what THEY want and need out of friendships, rather than teaching them how to mask to make others more comfortable. Highly recommended for parents and teachers looking for neurodiversity affirming resources!
R**E
An amazing guide for families with ASD
I have to brag about how much I love this book. As a mom of a 5 year old who is on the Spectrum I was so excited to be able to read this book. My son struggles daily with handling his emotions and understanding them. He also has a hard time when interacting with his peers and others. This book is a huge help for me. The book is packed with activities that help children develop their social-emotional skills and better understand them. It gives real life scenarios as well as skill-building activities to help them learn. I love the positive approach the book emphasizes. The possibilities of the book are endless. They can work to the age and needs of the child. The chapters are wonderfully created and illustrations are child friendly. We are enjoying the one on how to handle big feelings, a current challenge for us. The book teaches different techniques such as belly breathing and counting to 5 to calm. So many creative ideas throughout the book. I am excited to try it all. Your family will love this book and how easy it is to use and enjoy. Get creative. Enjoy the adventure. A huge, very much appreciated thank you to NetGalley and Zeitest publishers for allowing us to enjoy this book. We can’t wait to add it to our home library. 1000 stars and more
A**S
Some useful activities
I'm an autistic adult and when I saw this book, I looked up the author to see if they were actually autistic. She is not, and I was a bit hesitant because Emily Mori is a "certified autism specialist." Many times, professionals with those kinds of accreditations are not neuroaffirming. It was kind of a yellow flag, so I went into this book with some skepticism. The title at least uses identity first language, which is preferred by many autistics. I did find a lot of activities in this book that I will use with my own kids. I thought they were useful and written in a way that was easy to understand.
D**Y
Bought for grandson
Very informative has helped to understand condition more
J**A
Nombreuses activités ludiques et très pertinentes pour les enfants autistes (en anglais) !!
Ressources incroyables pour les enfants autistes !! Activités ludiques autour de la gestion des émotions, la flexibilité, l'affirmation de soi
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