Building Social Skills for Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders and Learning Disabilities

by Tara Delaney MS TR/L, Mary Hamrick MA CCC-SLP

Over 105 Strategies, Activities and Sensory Tools for Children and Adolescents

Nationally recognized experts Tara Delaney, OTR/L and Mary Hamrick, CCC-SLP have designed this revolutionary workbook to help professionals use the sensory system to teach complex social skills and build self-awareness in children with autism, sensory processing disorder and learning disabilities.

This new framework for developing a dynamic social skills program using the sensory system is a way to explore why kids react the way they do socially. With this framework in mind, professionals can build on children’s self-awareness and social acumen.

• Sensory-based activities for teaching social skills
• Visualization strategies to prepare for social interactions
• Step-by-step program for groups or therapy sessions
• Activities to address both non-cognitive and cognitive aptitude of being social
• Downloadable worksheets and activities
• Can be used by teachers, professionals and parents
• Bonus - includes 15 lessons that easily fit within a school calendar

Paperback, 139 pages, ISBN: 9781559570244