News: Social Skills Training Helps Children with Asperger's Learn People Skills

Children with Asperger's may lack certain social skills that allow them to interact with other children. Dr. Allison Weatherly in Tennessee is helping these children with an intervention called "social thinking." This social therapy was first used by Michelle Garcia Winner in California and teaches children with Asperger's to be "social detectives" - to try and figure out what the other person is thinking about. Weatherly uses the concept of "'Unthinkables', a list of characters that represent not-so-pleasant characteristics. The cartoon characters provide a map for these children to follow when it comes to interacting with others in the real world."

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