Social Skills:

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Affective:

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Understanding emotions

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Understanding body language

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Understanding facial expressions

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Behavioral:

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Initiating (in social situations)

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Maintaining (friendships and conversations)

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Responding (to another person's initiation)

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Cognitive:

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Thinking through social situations

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Perspective taking

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Theory of mind

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Problem solving.

      Self Regulation:

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Learning and using relaxation techniques and other strategies for staying calm

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Asking for a break

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Stating feelings and using words (or other forms of communication) appropriately

      Communication:

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Understanding and using nonverbal communication

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Using verbalizations to express themselves

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Mastering another form of communication child is nonverbal (ie PECS)

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Pragmatic Language, i.e. Beginning and Ending Conversations, Topic Maintenence

      Organizational and Work Skills:

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Attention to Task

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Finishing Tasks

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Working Independantly

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Managing Materials

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Switching Tasks

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Problem Solving

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Error Correcting (correcting own mistakes)

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Asking for Help

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Planning a Long-term Project

      Motor and Sensory Skills:

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Using adaptive equipment effectively

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Using adapted tools effectively

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Using sensory strategies

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Learning keyboarding skills

      Restricted Interests

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Increase flexibility

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Tolerate changes in schedules and activities

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Increase length of time for non-preferred subjects/activites

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Accepting mistakes of self and others