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$19.95 2008
Staying in the Game picks up where many social skills training programs leave off - with generalization. The book addresses this void by presenting a range of interventions aimed at promoting generalization of social skills by showing how to establish social situations that can be opportunities for generalization. Chapter 1 presents the principles upon which Staying in the Game is based and describes a model to guide efforts to enable successful generalization. Chapters 2 and 3 look at the process of identifying and assessing social opportunities and ensuring success. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 each addresses one type of intervention: group-based work (Chapter 4), interventions by staff and parents (Chapter 5), using peer mentors (Chapter 6), and adapting extracurricular activities (Chapter 7). Chapter 8: Concludes with an overview of how to provide social opportunities.
The focus of Staying in the Game goes beyond just placing students in the mainstream, to include taking advantage of inclusion by facilitating the use of typical students to address generalization of social skills - one of the most profound challenges for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.
"Dr. James Loomis is the rare clinician whose insight into the experiences of his child patients is accompanied by an uncompromising and relentless commitment to making treatments work. Thankfully, Jim has now committed his body of work to a wonderfully systematic, accessible, and highly practical book. Staying in the Game will soon become a survival manual for parents and professionals working to help children with autism spectrum disorders achieve social competence and meaningful relationships."
"With Staying in the Game, families and professionals who support a child with ASD have critical information that describes how to promote generalization of social skills to everyday experience. Loomis has created a timely, user friendly resource that can be incorporated into the daily routine with ease and confidence. Staying in the Game is a much-needed complement to the social skills training literature."
"Staying in the Game is the book we have been waiting for; a must-read for all parents of children and teens with ASD, school personnel and community professionals. Dr. Loomis teaches us step-by-step what we need to know to work more successfully on those difficult-to-teach social skills. This is a wonderful resource!"
"Generalizing social skills to broader social settings is a stumbling block that often prevents children on the autism spectrum from becoming part of the social world. This practical and easy-to-use resource will allow both parents and professionals to implement strategies for children to practice social skills in a variety of settings. Setting up support levels and removing them as the student masters skills and situations is central to Dr. Loomis's approach, facilitating the child's social independence. This book is a must-read and demonstrates the next step in conquering the social frontier."
"Staying in the Game hits a home run in addressing the challenges of promoting generalization of social skills for students with autism and other related disabilities. From providing guidance on how adults can offer different levels of support (often preventing bullying and teasing), to identifying the ten factors that determine the difficulty of social activities, to showing practical details and examples of how to successfully bring in peer support, this book is a much-needed resource for both professionals and families."
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Staying
in the Game: Providing Social Opportunities for Children and Adolescents
with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities
