Strategies and technologies for promoting social (PDF)

Strategies and technologies for promoting social & communication skills for children with autism Roba Hrisseh, M.Ed.   Learning objectives  Learning objectives At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to 1. Identify at least three different technologies that can be used to work on social skills for autism. 2. Identify at least three different apps that can be used to work on communication skills for autism. 3. Identify at least three different techniques to utilize for promoting social and communication skills in the home setting.  Social skills  Apps to work on social skills ● Otsimo Special Education AAC by Otsimo (free for basic content, upgrade for full) ● Autism Emotion by Model Me Kids, LLC (free for basic content, upgrade for full) ● iTouchiLearn Feelings for Preschool by Staytoooned (free and 1.99 for full version) ● Peppy Pals Social Skills by Peppy Pals AB (free) ● Elementary Social Skills by TeachTown (free) ● Between the Lines by Hamaguchi Learning & Development, LLC (free version and paid version) ● Touch and Learn Emotions by Innovative Mobile Apps (1.99) ● Social Express by the Language Express, Inc.(subscription-based) ● Is that silly? By Smarty Ears (6.99)  Social skills curriculum  Social skills curriculum Circles curriculum! ● FREE right now during shutdown! ● Curriculum that teaches social and relationship boundaries, interpersonal skills, and relationship-specific social skills ● Easy-to-understand format ● Model looks like “circles” of relationships and characteristics of these different “circles” ● More information at https://stanfield.com/  Social skills curriculum Circles curriculum! ● To access: 1. go to https://stanfield.com/support/ 2. Submit a ticket to them asking for a free trial 3. They will email back and set up the login ● Super quick, super friendly ● Share this resource with your speech therapists/ABA therapists/teachers! (Perfect for Zoom meetings/teletherapy!)  Communication skills  Communication apps *Only to be used after a full speech and language pathology evaluation and while following SLP treatment plan and recommendations * ● Touchchat ● Proloquo2go ● Sonoflex ● LAMP ● Many, many, more  Technology for communication looks different for different users. It’s a spectrum.  Image source  Low tech Image source Image source Image source Image source  High tech Image source