The set has been designed to support children and young people’s social skills by asking them to consider a situation or action and decide what response would be the most appropriate from the choices provided.
Really good for Aspergers and Social Communication Difficulties. Once the young person has agreed the response to the situation they cover over the situation with the response and go onto the next one.
- 4 x A4 Scenario, Action or Situations Boards
- 48 x Response Tiles 45x45mm
- 12 x Mini dry wipe boards 45x45mm
- 1 x Dry Wipe Pen
- 1 x Instructions Leaflet
- 1 x Robust Plastic Storage Box
There are four different boards with 48 scenarios, actions or situations based on four headings:
- What could I do when…
- How do you know when…
- How can you tell when…
- I could say when…
The boards are designed to instigate discussion and debate and help young people to make their own choices. Several of the answers can be used in different ways or it may be that the young person wishes to respond to a situation in a different way altogether. That is absolutely fine and offers the chance to talk about different approaches to social situations.
Use the extra mini dry wipe boards and pen to record alternative responses and discuss why these may be more appropriate in different situations. Use the dry wipe boards to record any other social situations you feel the child or young person may benefit from discussing. These boards are dry wipe on both sides so the response can be recorded on the reverse of these boards.
Have a game of role play relating to the situations and practice responses. Example situations that can be role played:
What could I do when…
- someone does not want to talk to you
- I don’t know what I am meant to be doing
How do you know when…
- you are being listened to
- a question is being directed at you
How can you tell when…
- a teacher needs your attention
- someone is bored with what you are saying
I could say when…
- someone is not following the rules
- someone asks you to share
Use the response boards and pass these back and forth as you role play. Holding onto something that is tangible (the response boards) allows the child or young person to ground themselves to reality and be focused. It can be hard to discuss concepts where there is nothing definite, especially for people who are literal learners and need to understand how other portray feelings and emotions.