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.).

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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。

小城故事

小城这个暑假报了一个社交班， 用的就是social thinking， 老师跟我说他的joint attention不行， 要培养他用自己的肢体言语和眼神来和别人交流， 要去想别人的想法， 现在刚刚开始呢。

niuniuma

Michelle Garcia Winner是语言训练师背景。她的socialthinking应该是建立在他人的著名的三个理论上，就是,中央联系理论，执行功能和ToM。她有讲座和众多书籍。我们的语言训练师听了她的讲座，购买了本她的书，就按照书上的内容做社交方面的思维和语言训练，把语言训练提个高度（不仅仅是学说话）。我感觉还可以，好像尤其适应大孩子。不是RDI那种风格的，是“思考”型的，再说出来。比如他们有一次画网做归纳。他们画的中心是他们自己挑的拟人化的玩具动物。画它的名字，朋友，性别，爱好，特征，主人，趣事，缺点，是关系网的雏形，还练写作描述。

小城故事

妞妞妈， 能不能介绍一下你们的语言训练师买的是哪本书？

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。

niuniuma

Thinking About YOU Thinking About ME
这本是基础。当然还有很多其他的如you are a social detective，

清潭

这书有中译本吗？

哪里可以买得到？

leslie huang

这个网站可以看到中文版的介绍

社交思考课程小册子

http://www.hkedcity.net/article/specialed_pd_autism/071122-002/index4.phtml

小城故事

对， 他们的总部在加州湾区圣何塞， 我知道cuptertino的公校里每天下午都有免费的这个program, 就是social thinking的创办人一手置办起来的， 1个半小时， 是我知道的全美最好的公校服务了。

清潭

非常谢谢鹏鹏爸，我已经下载了。

清潭

这份资料，是香港做这个项目的机构，做出来的宣传资料吧，介绍了ILAUGH社交思考模式的一部分。要能找到原书中文办就更好了。

binfeng2000

现在她们全国开讲座,网站是: http://www.socialthinking.com/,总部就在加州圣荷赛.