Based on the newest research on the predictive brain and ASD, this highly engaging workbook is an ideal way to help teach children with autism spectrum disorder to identify, assess the intensity of, and respond appropriately to their emotions. It capitalises on students' visual strengths by presenting them with colourful scales and checklists. Children learn to identify situations that are big deals, medium deals, and small deals and the emotions that match these situations.
Also included is a Communication Pad for tracking and sharing information between home and school - an important component of effective programming.
My Book Full of Feelings is great for all children, including those with Asperger Syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders.
NB. New Format - the pages are no longer laminated for dry-erase marker use. The book is still interactive and can be written in. As unique situations change, solutions can be written down on the additional copies that are included with the downloadable material.
"I love this book! Amy Jaffe and Luci Gardner have taken six common feelings and set up a visual and predictable routine for learning about them. This format makes use of the learning strengths of the student with ASD to teach a very difficult concept. The home-school communication worksheets are a wonderfully structured way to exchange information and encourage student practice across environments."
- Kari Dunn Buron, special education teacher and author of When My Worries Get Too Big and co-author of The Incredible 5-Point Scale