Social Skills

What are social skills?

• the abilities that allow people to interact with others

• the ability to hold a conversation

• the ability to interact with others

• the abilities to go into the community

Which is not a reason social skills are important?

• building character

• personal growth

• presenting neurotypical

• professional success

social skills teach...

social skills is not trying to teach what?

• how to act normal

• how to join a soccer game

• how to start a conversation

• how to follow one step directions

If we are able, what do we need to ask the learner before teaching social skills?

If we are able, what do we need to ask the learner before teaching social skills?

• what they want to do

• what their goals are

• where they want to vacation

• what their favorite color is

What are social skills?

What is masking?

• wearing a mask in public so people don't recognize you

• imitating the behaviors they are seeing others display

• suppressing who they are as a person

• acting a certain way so you fit in, even if it's not how you really feel or who you really are

What is suppression?

• wearing a mask in public so people don't recognize you

• imitating the behaviors they are seeing others display

• suppressing who they are as a person

• acting a certain way so you fit in, even if it's not how you really feel or who you really are

Social skills training teaches the learner what the teacher views as...