It's so much work to be your friend : helping the child with learning disabilities find social success
Record details
- ISBN: 9780743254632
- ISBN: 9780743254656 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0743254635
- ISBN: 0743254651 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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liv, 394 p. ; 25 cm. - Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, c2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A Touchstone book." Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : "the other sixteen hours" -- pt. 1. Why do they do the things they do? : the impact of learning disorders on the development of social skills -- 1. Children with learning disorders are wired differently : it's all in their heads -- 2. Anxiety: a cause and consequence of social isolation -- 3. Language difficulties : getting and giving the message -- 4. Paralinguistics : words carry the message, body language carries the emotion -- 5. Attention deficit disorder : the social lives of the unhappy wanderers -- pt. 2. Social skills on the homefront : dealing with parents, siblings, and other strangers -- 6. Enhancing organizational skills : bringing order and structure to the disorganized child -- 7. Siblings and other strangers -- 8. Playdates : the social coin of the realm -- pt. 3. Social skills at school : reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, and relationships -- 9. Bullies, victims, and spectators : strategies to prevent teasing, intimidation, and harassment in school -- 10. Mastering the hidden curriculum of school : the unwritten, unspoken rules -- 11. Teacher-pleasing behaviors : polishing the apple -- pt. 4. Social skills in the community : no kid is an island -- 12. Appropriate social skills in public places -- 13. Meeting, making, and keeping friends. |
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Subject: | Learning disabled children Social skills in children Social acceptance in children Interpersonal relations in children |
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