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Author Lavoie, Richard D.

Title It's so much work to be your friend : helping the child with learning disabilities find social success / Richard Lavoie.

Imprint New York : Simon & Schuster, c2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  371.9 L395i 2005    ---  Available
Description liv, 394 p. ; 24 cm.
Note "A Touchstone book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : "the other sixteen hours" -- pt. 1. Why do they do the things they do? : the impact of learning disorders on the development of social skills -- 1. Children with learning disorders are wired differently : it's all in their heads -- 2. Anxiety: a cause and consequence of social isolation -- 3. Language difficulties : getting and giving the message -- 4. Paralinguistics : words carry the message, body language carries the emotion -- 5. Attention deficit disorder : the social lives of the unhappy wanderers -- pt. 2. Social skills on the homefront : dealing with parents, siblings, and other strangers -- 6. Enhancing organizational skills : bringing order and structure to the disorganized child -- 7. Siblings and other strangers -- 8. Playdates : the social coin of the realm -- pt. 3. Social skills at school : reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, and relationships -- 9. Bullies, victims, and spectators : strategies to prevent teasing, intimidation, and harassment in school -- 10. Mastering the hidden curriculum of school : the unwritten, unspoken rules -- 11. Teacher-pleasing behaviors : polishing the apple -- pt. 4. Social skills in the community : no kid is an island -- 12. Appropriate social skills in public places -- 13. Meeting, making, and keeping friends.
Summary This book offers practical strategies to help learning disabled children ages six through seventeen navigate the treacherous social waters of their school, home, and community. Rick examines the special social issues surrounding a wide variety of learning disabilities, including ADD and other attentional disorders, anxiety, paralinguistics, visual-spatial disorders, and executive functioning. Then he provides proven methods and step-by-step instructions for helping the learning disabled child through almost any social situation. --From publisher description.
Subject Social skills in children.
Learning disabled children.
Social acceptance in children.
Interpersonal relations in children.
ISBN 0743254635
Standard No. 9780743254632

 
    
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