Teaching Social Skills and Emotion Management

Teaching Social Skills and Emotion Management eBook is guaranteed to (a)
improve your child's social-behavior and self-esteem, and (b) provide you with
the most effective teaching tools needed for social skills training.

Helping Aspergers children overcome the emotional scars that result from being rejected and
ridiculed by peers is tough! If you don't know how, that is...

In this eBook, parents will learn:

How to employ key concepts and interventions of social skills training
How to help your Aspergers child to "fit in" with his peer-group
How to manage social awkwardness, avoidance and indifference
How to use social stories to teach social skills
How to teach non-verbal communication skills
How to help your child overcome "social anxiety"
How to help your child deal with rejection, frustration and loneliness
How to deal with your child's aggression and retaliation toward others
...and much more!

Parent Coaching

In addition to the eBook, you will have access to me as your personal parent coach. Always feel
free to email me [mbhutten@gmail.com] with questions as often as needed while you begin to
teach your child how to relate to others in a meaningful way. I can usually respond within 24
hours.

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If you’re not satisfied with the Teaching Social Skills and Emotion Management eBook after
examining it for 30 days, just let me know and I’ll refund your money – that’s how confident
I am that these skills will assist your child in having a better quality of life.

Reader Reviews

We have stopped going to "therapy" (which
wasn't helping much anyway), and I am ready
to begin the work of teaching these skills to
my Aspergers son. My husband has agreed
to help with this endeavor as well. Thank you
so much for your help and guidance. We are
finally making some progress now. ~ Liz

This ebook is a practical guide for under-
standing the numerous social challenges
of children with Asperger Syndrome. As a
school counselor at the elementary level,
your information has been a valuable
resource for me. I truly appreciate the work
that you do. ~ Katherine

Your guidebook provides a handy reference
for parents to the most important social skills
and their behavioral steps. I liked the fact that
each step includes a rationale for why it is
important and hints on how it can best be
applied. Thanks for helping both me and my
Aspie. ~ Tanya

I often felt separated from my daughter by
a curtain of silence and a wall of resistance.
Often times, no matter what I said or did,
I simply could not seem to make a true
connection with her (if that makes sense).
Thanks to the section in the book on
communication skills, my daughter and I
are having regular heart-to-heart talks
(something I had given-up on years ago).
I don't know where we would be without your
help. Thank you. ~ Robert

You helped me understand all the factors
that may be limiting my son's ability or
willingness to communicate - from social
pressures to brain differences - from
personality traits to a simple lack of
vocabulary. ~ Grateful mum of Shaun

Thanks for helping me to help my Aspergers
child to communicate better, solve conflicts
better, and cooperate within a group setting.
I gave this information to his teacher too. He
is doing so much better now. Also, thanks for
promptly responding to my questions about
creating a good social story for his school
anxiety issues. ~ Shelly

My child had great difficulty in getting along
with peers. He would often control the
situation, which resulted in his friends
becoming very annoyed, which in turn
caused him to escalate to a tantrum. We
rarely have this problem now. Thank you for
the good advice. ~ Miss P.

My little guy didn't have any friends. He didn't
like board games because he had a few
rough experiences trying to fit in and play
games with his friends. Also, he wasn't
aware that some of the other children made
fun of him and that some of his behavior
triggered their ridicule. But since we've been
working on a few skills (particularly through
role playing), he can now play with friends
without upsetting them and starting a huge
argument. You've been a big help Mark. Will
keep you posted, as we have a lot of work to
do yet. ~ Katrina

When my 7-year-old son was diagnosed
with Asperger's Syndrome, I didn't know
where to turn, what to do, how to cope. This
eBook has been my life-line since then and
was always a source I could turn to. I am on
the upper end of things as he just started the
second grade yesterday. These years prove
to have different challenges than there were
in the pre-school years. Thanks for the
support. ~ Colleen

My child is 8, and although he got along with
peers at school most of the time, he only had
one true friend. Thanks to the tips in your
book, he has gained the confidence and
skills to where he now has several friends
who reciprocate and enjoy his friendship.
This is a great resource for all parents with
Aspergers kids who struggle socially at
home - and at school. ~ Amanda

My 6 year old boy had a very hard time
with his peers. He's very sensitive and got
confused and upset when the other children
wanted to do other things than he did. Your
tips and techniques have helped me
to show him how to cooperate with peers.
He has a much better understanding of the
give-and-take of typical child interactions
now. I'll be sure to email you with the
updates. We may run into a snag here or
there as we go along. ~ Michelle

My daughter simply couldn't understand
her peers and did not socialize well at all.
Unfortunately, she knew when she was
being teased and became very hostile
toward the teaser. Her retaliation often
resulted in her having to leave the classroom
and spend the rest of the morning in the
"quiet room" all by herself. Fast forward... we
have been working on "how to interject" and
the SENSE method that you discuss in the
eBook. These two skills alone have made
just a big difference in her coping ability and
level of empathy toward others. ~ Mum2Kayla

Thanks for this wonderful information. We
just got started with a few of the skills this
week, and I am already seeing some
improvement in my child's attitude and
self-esteem. ~ Rhonda

We find this information extremely useful.
We weren't getting anywhere before - not
even with a therapist. Thanks a bunch for the
tips and tricks. Keep it up! ~ Justin & Hallie

My Aspie suffered with extreme social anxiety
and food phobia. Thanks to the techniques
we are working on, he is now able to go out
in public with me without a meltdown - and is
even eating a few new foods. I appreciate the
much needed assistance. ~ Vera

Glad I found this eBook. Wish I had known
about it long before now. Would have saved
us a lot of sleepless night. ~ Brandon

My son is off his meds now. We have made
such progress with your methods that his
violent mood swings (which seemed to be
mostly related to poor peer-interaction) have
all but disappeared. You're a life-saver. Keep
up the good work Mark. ~ Erin

I felt so sorry my little man. He so wanted to
play with his friends and be accepted, but
didn't know how to interact with them. With
these skills I'm teaching him, he can actually
carrying on a decent conversation and play
with peers without conflict. What a great
feeling for me to see him able to make and
keep friends. Thanks you for this! ~ Megan

I wish my child's teachers would read this
book. Since I've been working with him, he
does much better at home, but school is still
an issue - mostly because his teachers don't
get it. ~ Natalie

Not one therapist has made more sense.
This program should be mandatory for
some parents. This is the most helpful and
pragmatic approach so far. ~ Richard & Jill

Thanks Mark. After reading some of your
ebook, it makes me realize areas we have
to work on. We've wasted a lot of money and
time in counseling. We are going to take
some positive steps forward now. I'm glad I
can turn to you when I need some advice.
Have a great day. ~ Donna Kay

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Teaching Social Skills and Emotion
Management is a downloadable eBook
designed to help Aspergers children and
teens develop the ability to effectively
communicate and socialize in the
neurotypical world.

Children with Aspergers and High-Functioning
Autism characteristically have very individual
diagnostic profiles with symptoms falling in the
areas of communication, socialization, and
imagination/restricted interests. Most notable
is the impairment in communication and social
interaction, a far-reaching challenge which
impacts daily activities and relationships at
home, school and work.

Though they want to be accepted by their
friends, Aspergers children tend to be very
hurt and frustrated by their lack of social
competency. Their inability to “connect" to

others is made worse by the negative feedback that Aspergers children receive from their
painful social interactions (e.g., bullying, teasing, rejection, etc.). The worse they perform
socially, the more negative feedback they get from peers, so the worse they feel and perform.
Due to this consistent negative social feedback, many Aspergers children and teens feel
depressed, anxious and angry, which just compounds their social difficulties by further
paralyzing them in social situations.

Social problems typically occurring in Aspergers children and teens include the following:

1.   Aspergers children take things very literally. This may mean that it becomes difficult for
them to follow a lot of what their peers are talking about.

2.   Neurotypical peers may get the Aspergers child into trouble because, while often bright in
some subjects, he is gullible when it comes to social behavior.

3.   Some children and teens with Aspergers learn that they have to ask a question to start a
conversation, but then, instead of listening to the answer, they ask question after question, in
effect drilling their peers and making them feel uncomfortable.

4.   Their difficulties reading social cues cause them to irritate peers. Difficulties in reading
social cues range from (a) trouble understanding the zones of personal space, causing them to
stand too close to others, to (b) a lack of basic conversation skills.

5.   They have passions, certain things that they focus on, but they may have a hard time talking
about anything else, which is often annoying to peers.

6.   They may not understand social banter, and so they become easy targets for bullying.

Social rejection has devastating
effects in many areas of functioning.
Because the Aspergers child tends to
internalize how others treat him, rejection
damages self-esteem and often causes
anxiety and depression. As the child feels
worse about himself and becomes more
anxious and depressed – he performs worse,
socially and intellectually. Thus, the best
treatment for Aspergers children and teens
is, without a doubt, “social skills training.”

A major goal of social skills training is
teaching the child about the verbal and
nonverbal behaviors involved in social
interactions. Unfortunately, many Aspergers
children and teens have never been taught
such interpersonal skills such as "small talk"
in social settings, the importance of good eye
contact during a conversation, knowing when
to speak – and when to listen, etc.

As the years go by, are you seeing
your Aspergers youngster rapidly
becoming reduced to a person who
is surviving on:

Anger
Being a mistake
Depression
Hate
Isolation
Low self esteem
Resentment
Sadness
Self hate

If so, then alarm bells should be
going off. You know changes need
to happen!

In addition, many of these children have not learned to "read" the many subtle cues contained in
social interactions (e.g., how to tell when someone wants to change the topic of conversation or
shift to another activity).

Social skills training can help Aspergers children learn to interpret these and other social signals
so that they can determine how to act appropriately in the company of others in a variety of
different situations. Social skills training assumes that when children improve their social skills
or change selected behaviors, they will raise their self-esteem and increase the likelihood that
others will respond favorably to them. The Aspergers child learns to change his “social behavior
patterns” by practicing selected behaviors.

About the Author

Mark Hutten, M.A. is the creator of Online Parent
Support. He is a practicing counseling psychologist and
parent-coach with more than 20 years’ experience. He
has worked with hundreds of parents, children and
teenagers with Aspergers, and presents workshops and
runs training courses for parents and professionals who
deal with Aspergers. Also, Mark is a prolific author of
articles and ebooks on the subject.

Contact Information

Online Parent Support, LLC
2328 N 200 E
Anderson, IN 46012

Phone: 765-810-3319
Email: mbhutten@gmail.com

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with Aspergers and
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Dear Parents,

Successfully learning and generalizing of
appropriate interactions requires lots of
practice. Children with Aspergers often do
not have the skills to initiate and sustain
mutual relationships. They need to be
explicitly taught the components of
friendship or relationships.

Social skills are critical for long term success. Sometimes referred to as Emotional Intelligence,
it is a combination of the ability to understand and manage one's own emotional state and the
ability to understand and respond to other people. Although social skills include understanding
and using social conventions, it also includes the ability to understand the "Hidden Curriculum,"
the ways in which peers communicate and interact, reciprocity and the ability to build
interpersonal relationships.

Difficulty managing one's own emotional state, especially tantrumming or aggression in
response to frustration, is common in children with Aspergers and High-Functioning Autism.
Most of these children are less mature than their neurotypical peers, and may reflect less
understanding of how to manage their own emotions.

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders commonly have difficulty with emotional self-
regulation and understanding emotion. Difficulty with social situations is a component of the
diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders, which reflects deficits in understanding and
expression their own emotional states.

The ability to understand others' emotional states, wants and needs is critical not only for
success in school, but also success in life. It is also a "quality of life" issue, which will help
Aspergers children build relationships, find happiness and succeed economically.

So, don’t wait until your child experiences years of peer-rejection, ridicule and bullying to
educate him or her on the ins-and-outs of this world’s hidden "social agenda." Start preparing
your child for the future, and there’s not going to be a better time to start – then NOW!

~ Mark Hutten, M.A.

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