MakingFriendsat Work - How to Start,Carry on and End Conversations - Scripts for Social Situations for People on the Autism Spectrum

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Making Friends at Work: Learning to Make Positive Choices in Social Situations for People with Autism uses a choose-your-own-adventure format to help adults on the autism spectrum prepare for, practice, and revisit social scenarios at home. The preface explains how non-sequential storytelling lets readers explore different outcomes, reduce overthinking, and test strategies for starting, continuing, and ending conversations. Multiple endings support positive steps or reflection after less successful interactions, with guidance to try again and use explanations in the appendix.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages68

Reading Time2 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

MakingFriendsat Work

How to Start,Carry on and End ConversationsScripts for Social Situations for People on the Autism Spectrum

Preface

MakingFriendsat Work Leaning to Make Positive Choices inSocial Situations for People with Autism sss228Saffron Callup "I love this book.It is such a helpful,practicalteaching tool atjust the right length!” -Robyn Steward,author ofThe Independent Woman's Handbook forSuper Safe Living on the Autistic Spectrum “Making Friends at Work is a useful book set outin an innovative and appealing manner for adultson the autism spectrum who are in the workplace.Finding employment when you are on the spectrumcan be quite difficult,and once the Aspie,as we callourselves,has employment,fitting in is the nexthurdle.The ‘choose your own adventure'style,andthe various possibilities indicated by the outcomeson different pages,gives the reader a good ideaof what to expect when trying to befriend workcolleagues and makes this book a good resource.” -PaulJordan,author of How to start,carry on and end conversations “Planning can be key for autistic people,andthis book allows you to plan for potentiallydifficult situations without falling into the trapof overthinking.Although the subject of makingfriends is too complicated to be explained in onebook,the idea of being able to work through socialsituationsin thecomfortofyourownhome,re-checkthem and prepare yourself for what could be anawkward interaction is a good one that could beusefulto autistic people.” -Paddy-Joe Moran,author ofCommunicatingBetter with People on the Autism Spectrum:35 Things You Need to Know # MakingFriendsat Work # How to Start,Carry on and End ConversationsScripts for Social Situations for Peopleon the Autism SpectrumPaulJordan Foreword by Tony AttwoodISBN 9781785922459eISBN 9781784505295 Parties,Dorms and Social NormsA Crash Course in Safe Living for YoungAdults on the Autism Spectrum Lisa M.Meeks and Tracy Loye Masterson with MichelleRiglerand Emily QuinnIllustrated by Amy RutherfordISBN 9781849057462eISBN 9781784501921 60 Social Situations and Discussion Starters toHelp Teens on the Autism Spectrum Deal withFriendships,Feelings,Conflict and MoreSeeing the Big Picture Lisa A.TimmsISBN 9781849058629eISBN 9780857004680 # Social Skills for Teenagers and Adultswith Asperger Syndrome A Practical Guide to Day-to-Day LifeNancyJ.PatrickISBN 9781843108764eISBN 9781846428449 MakingFriendsat Work # Learning to Make Positive Choices inSocial Situations for People with Autism Saffron Gallup Jessica Kingsley PublishersLondon and Philadelphia First published in 2018by Jessica Kingsley Publishers73 Collier StreetLondon N19BE,UKand 400 Market Street,Suite 400Philadelphia,PA19106,USA www.jkp.com Copyright o Saffron Gallup 2018 All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced in anymaterial form(including photocopying,storing in any medium by electronicmeans or transmitting)without the written permission ofthe copyrightowner except in accordance with the provisions of the law or under termsof a licence issued in the UK by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd.www.cla.co.uk or in overseas territories by the relevant reproduction rightsorganisation,for details see www.ifrro.org.Applications for the copyrightowner's written permission to reproduce any part of this publication shouldbe addressed to the publisher Warning:The doing of an unauthorised act in relation to a copyright workmay resultin both a civil claim for damages and criminal prosecution. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataA CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 9781785923753eISBN 9781784507213 Printed and bound in the United States # Preface When I was young,I was a big fan of the type ofadventure book where you could choose your ownending.What I liked most was that if I wasn't happywith the way things turned out,I could go back andchoose an ending that I was more satisfied with.Now,i

FAQs

What format does the book use to help readers practice social interactions?

The book uses a choose-your-own-adventure style format where readers select options that influence the story path and outcomes.

How does the approach help when a social situation feels difficult or stressful?

Readers can revisit scenarios, work through potentially difficult situations, and try different choices without getting trapped in overthinking.

What should readers do if the story ends badly?

The book encourages readers not to feel worried or stressed; they can step back and try other choices to find an ending they are more satisfied with, and consult explanations in the appendix for less positive outcomes.

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