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What Are Social Skills?
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Social skills are the skills we use in every environment that includes two or more people. Some disabilities such as: ADD, ADHD, PDD and autism can make these skills especially challenging to learn.
Social skills include such things as manners and reading and reacting appropriately in 'social environments'. Being able to read social cues is probably the most important skill we need as almost every environment we are in is a social environment.
,Some children have a social disability. They are unable to read the 'social cues' of the many environments of which they are part ~ family, school, recreational activities, etc. If they are lacking in these skills, they are often labeled as being social misfits, loners or having behavior problems.
,As with the disabilities that affect academic achievement, 'social skills' must be taught, practiced and sometimes even over learned.
,To learn more, check out this fine article by By Barb Bidaux, Social Skills Workshop facilitator and co-author of Skills 4 Success.
What Are Social Skills?
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Spinning Ball Top - Accessible To Almost All Kinds Of Special Needs
Cause and effect is an important concept. It let's kids understand that they have the power to affect their world. This is an ideal toy with which to learn cause and effect. Accessible even to a baby or to a child with very solid fine motor delay. The strong sight and sound effect means a blind OR deaf child can also enjoy this toy. Encourage children to try pushing with both hands and any other parts of the body that they are developing control over. The top can be glued to a board if necessary to keep it on a tray. (then the board can be strapped on)