{"product_id":"the-autism-playbook-for-teens-imagination-based-mindfulness-activities-to-calm-yourself-build-independence-connect-with-others-paperback","title":"The Autism Playbook for Teens: Imagination-Based Mindfulness Activities to Calm Yourself, Build Independence \u0026 Connect with Others - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrene McHenry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarol Moog\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Kaiser Greenland\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"When I was a teen, many of the exercises and activities in this book would have helped me calm down. ... This book is a real, practical, and positive guide for reducing stress.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Temple Grandin, author of \u003cem\u003eThinking in Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeens with autism have the potential to be excellent actors. They are natural observers--able to study, imitate, and learn social behavior.\u003cem\u003e The Autism Playbook for Teens\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to bolster these strengths with mindfulness strategies and roleplaying scripts, while also helping teens reduce anxiety, manage emotions, be more aware in the present moment, and connect with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a unique, strengths-based approach to help teens with autism spectrum (including Asperger's Syndrome) develop social skills, strengthen communication, and thrive. The activities contained in each chapter are custom-designed to work with the unique perspectives, sensory processing, neurological strengths and challenges that teens with autism bring to their encounters with the social world. By engaging in these activities, teens will gain an authentic awareness of their surroundings, leading to better social interaction that is also rewarding, interesting, and fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe delightful and creative activities in this book are grounded in well-documented clinical observations and current empirical studies. They also take into account the real neurological differences that exist in young people with autism, and focuses on the unique pathways needed to connect with and inspire these exceptional and fabulous teenagers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the only book available for teens with autism that specifically integrates mindfulness skills and imaginative scripted roleplaying activities for building authentic social experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrene McHenry, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a licensed psychologist, dynamic educator, consultant, and the author and editor of numerous publications, including \u003cem\u003eTuning In: Mindfulness in Teaching and Learning\u003c\/em\u003e. She leads programs nationwide with a focus on leadership and mindfulness. McHenry was founding head of Delaware Valley Friends School (for teens with learning differences), cofounder of Greenwood Friends School, founding faculty for Fielding Graduate University's doctoral program in education, and a senior investigator for the Mind and Life Summer Research Institute. She directs the Leadership Institute and mindfulness programs for Friends Council on Education where she recently served as executive director. She is past-president for the Council for American Private Education and serves on the boards of Mindfulness in Education Network, Vector Group Consulting North America, and Haverford College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarol Moog, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, founder of ImagineAct, recently served as the clinical director of the Social Learning Disorders Program at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the psychologist at The Miquon School, actively collaborates with Autism Inclusion Resources (AIR), and works extensively with children, teens, and adults on the autism spectrum in her clinical practice as a licensed psychologist. Carol was an artist-in-residence at Green Tree School and a consultant to the Social Competency Program at the Center for Autism, creating theater-based social skills programs for teens drawing from her experience as a theater improviser, actor, musician, communications consultant, and writer. Among her publications, she is the author of \u003cem\u003eAre They Selling Her Lips? Advertising and Identity\u003c\/em\u003e. Carol has been interviewed by the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Newsweek\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cem\u003e Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, National Public Radio's\u003cem\u003e Fresh Air\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cem\u003e Today Show\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForeword writer \u003cstrong\u003eSusan Kaiser Greenland, JD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a former corporate attorney who developed the Inner Kids mindful awareness program for children, teens, and families. Research on the Inner Kids elementary school program was conducted at the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA and is published in the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Applied School Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e. Author of \u003cem\u003eThe Mindful Child\u003c\/em\u003e, Susan teaches children, parents, and professionals and consults with various organizations on teaching mindful awareness in an age-appropriate and secular manner. She has spoken at universities, medical centers, and schools, both public and private, worldwide. Susan lives in Los Angeles with her husband Seth Greenland. They have two grown children.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.2 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770526826784,"sku":"9781626250093","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c26a650713e66616b002c84d16fde2ac.webp?v=1780373377","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-autism-playbook-for-teens-imagination-based-mindfulness-activities-to-calm-yourself-build-independence-connect-with-others-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}