What is Social Thinking®?

Ean妈妈

Social thinking is a term for social cognition. Social thinking is required prior to the development of social skills. Successful social thinkers consider the points of view, emotions, thoughts, beliefs, prior knowledge and intentions of others (this is often called perspective-taking - considering the perspectives of others). This is for most of us an intuitive process. We can determine the meanings behind the messages communicated by others and how to respond to them within milliseconds to three seconds! Social thinking occurs everywhere, when we talk, share space, walk down the street, even when we read a novel and relate to our pets. It is an intelligence that integrates information across home, work and community settings - something we usually take for granted!

In neurotypical (so-called normal-thinking) people, social thinking is hard-wired at birth and learned intuitively from infancy onward. While most of us develop our communication skills as we grow up, steadily observing and acquiring social information and learning how to respond to the people around us, many have great difficulties with this process. These difficulties with learning and applying social information is often considered a social learning disability

Social Thinking strategies teach individuals:

•How their own social minds work - why they and others react and respond the way they do;

•How their behaviors have emotional affects on those around them;

•And from this, how behaviors are affecting their own emotions, responses to and relationships with others across different social contexts.

For individuals being treated, the objectives of these strategies include the ability to:

•Recognize the different levels of their own and others’ social minds;

•Navigate their behaviors for more rewarding social outcomes, which include considering how others perceive and respond to these behaviors;

•Learn to adapt to the people and situations around them, across contexts, from formal (classroom, workplace, etc.) to casual settings (hanging out, recess, etc.).

Find Out More
http://www.socialthinking.com/what-is-social-thinking


Ean'sMom：最近刚了解到这个概念，知道有这个理论和创始人，和她提供的为期俩天的培训班，在美国几个地方有，详见LINK
初步决定去参加10月的培训先。
我最近一直为如果指导我儿子的社交发愁，觉得需要一个系统，纲领。了解的同学们请发个言。

Ean妈妈

谢谢牛牛妈妈，和小城妈妈，你们果然见多识广，请问英文怎么说以下的：

中央联系理论，执行功能和ToM

打算进一步调查一下。谢谢。
她们的总部在CA，所以直接用她们的Service可能不行。