PEERS® for Preschoolers: Friendship Skills for Autistic and Neurodivergent Children

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Elizabeth Laugeson Mina Park

PEERS® for Preschoolers

Friendship Skills for Autistic and Neurodivergent Children

Elizabeth Laugeson, Mina Park, Jennifer Sanderson

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Routledge
15 January 2025

Teaching of specific learning difficulties & needs; Psychotherapy

This manual builds on the success of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®), an internationally renowned program used in over 150 countries and translated into numerous languages. PEERS® has now expanded to work with autistic and neurodivergent preschool-aged children, as well as those with other social challenges. Through this new manual, providers will learn about important skills to enhance positive peer interactions and friendship development for young children, how to structure sessions and encourage skill-building effectively, and how to educate and empower parents to be valuable social coaches for their children. Every chapter includes a therapist guide for each session and parent resources such as lessons, homework, handouts, worksheets, and social coaching play cards. This latest edition to the PEERS® program is ideal for professionals and educators who provide social-emotional therapeutic services and support to young children (between the ages of four to six years) diagnosed with autism or other social challenges.

By: Elizabeth Laugeson, Mina Park, Jennifer Sanderson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 1.430kg
ISBN: 9781032821061
ISBN 10: 103282106X
Pages: 664
Publication Date: 15 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Session 1: Listening and Following Directions Chapter 3 Session 2: Meeting and Greeting Friends Chapter 4 Session 3: Sharing and Giving a Turn Chapter 5 Session 4: Asking for a Turn Chapter 6 Session 5: Keeping Cool Chapter 7 Session 6: Being a Good Sport Chapter 8 Session 7: Show and Tell During Play Chapter 9 Session 8: Don’t be Bossy Chapter 10 Session 9: Asking a Friend to Play Chapter 11 Session 10: Joining a Game Chapter 12 Session 11: Asking to Play Something Different Chapter 13 Session 12: Asking and Giving Help Chapter 14 Session 13: Body Boundaries Chapter 15 Session 14: Using an Inside Voice Chapter 16 Session 15: Review Part I Chapter 17 Session 16: Review Part II and Graduation

Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson is a licensed clinical psychologist, Clinical Professor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and Director of the UCLA PEERS® Clinic and UCLA Tarjan Center UCEDD. Dr. Mina Park is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, a former Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA, and an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF. Dr. Jennifer Sanderson is a licensed clinical psychologist in Miami, Florida. She currently directs the Autism Clinic within a private practice, providing psychological and consultative services across the lifespan.

Reviews for PEERS® for Preschoolers: Friendship Skills for Autistic and Neurodivergent Children

“The PEERS® program has been a gift to autistic and other neurodivergent teens and adults, their families and professionals who work with them by providing a fun, innovative way of building social skills and opportunities for interaction. This version for preschool children provides a modified version of its step by step, evidence-based, positive approach to how to support younger children in social relationships. It will bring joy, confidence and skills to many children, their parents (who are actively involved from the word go) and the providers who get to work with them.” Catherine Lord, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine “A marvelous addition to our tools for developing social-communication skills in preschoolers this valuable, evidence based program teaches social skills using lessons, play based materials, and group activities. Designed to have materials that are readily taught and used, this book will be an invaluable guide to foster social skills in the preschool population.” Fred R. Volkmar, MD, Irving B. Harris Professor Emeritus, Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine