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Social Connections Program
Social Skills Menu
Date Completed:
Session Dates:
Participant’s Name:
Person Completing Form:
Of those items marked as “Identified Need”, please prioritize which 12 skills of the menu are
most crucial to teach at this time (use first column at left).
Place x if:
Prioritize
from 1 to 12
Place x if:
Competent
Identified
Need
COMMUNICATION – Conversation Skills
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Maintaining Appropriate Physical Distance from Others
Listening Position
Tone of Voice
Greetings
How and When to Interrupt
Staying on Topic
Maintaining a Conversation
Taking Turns Talking
Starting a Conversation
Joining a Conversation
Ending a conversation
Asking a Question when You Don’t Understand
Saying “I Don’t Know”
Introducing Yourself
Getting to Know Someone New
Introducing Topics of Interest to Others
This “Social Skills Menu” is from: Baker, Jed, E.. Ph.D., (2003).Social Skills Training For Children and
Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communication Problems.23-25.
Place x if:
Not Applicable
At This
Age / Time
Competent
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Identified
Need
Giving Background Information about What You Are
Saying
Shifting Topics
Don’t Talk Too Long
Sensitive Topics
Complimenting Others
Use Your H.E.A.D. (Happy Voice, Eye Contact,
Alternating Turns, Distance)
T.G.I.F. (Timing, Greeting, Initial Question, Follow-up
Questions)
COMMUNICATION – Co-operative Play Skills
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Asking Someone to Play
Joining Others in Play
Compromising
Sharing
Taking Turns
Playing a Game
Dealing with Losing
Dealing with Winning
Ending a Play Activity
COMMUNICATION – Friendship Management
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35
36
37
38
39
40
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42
43
44
45
46
Informal Versus Formal Behaviour
Respecting Personal Boundaries
Facts versus Opinions (Respecting Others’ Opinions)
Sharing a Friend
Getting Attention in Positive Ways
Don’t be the “Rule Police”
Offering Help
Modesty
Asking Someone Out on a Date
Appropriate Touch
Dealing with Peer Pressure
Dealing with Rumors
Calling a Friend on the Telephone
Answering the Telephone
EMOTIONS MANAGEMENT- Self Regulation
47
48
49
50
Recognizing Feelings
Feelings Thermometer
Keeping Calm
Problem Solving
This “Social Skills Menu” is from: Baker, Jed, E.. Ph.D., (2003).Social Skills Training For Children and
Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communication Problems.23-25.
Not Applicable
At This
Age / Time
Competent
51
52
53
54
55
Identified
Need
Talking to Others When Upset
Dealing with Family Problems
Understanding Anger
Dealing with Making a Mistake
Trying Something New
EMOTIONS MANAGEMENT- Empathy
56
57
58
Showing Understanding for Others’ Feelings:
Preschool-Elementary
Showing Understanding for Others’ Feelings:
Preadolescent-Adulthood
Cheering up a Friend
EMOTIONS MANAGEMENT- Conflict Management
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60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
Asserting Yourself
Accepting No for an Answer
Dealing with Teasing – K-4th Grade
Dealing with Teasing – 5th Grade and Up
More Words to Deal with Teasing
Dealing with Being Left Out
Avoiding Being “Set Up”
Giving Criticism in a Positive Way
Accepting Criticism
Having a Respectful Attitude
This “Social Skills Menu” is from: Baker, Jed, E.. Ph.D., (2003).Social Skills Training For Children and
Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communication Problems.23-25.
Not Applicable
At This
Age / Time