Before one can develop social skills, there must be social thinking, an intelligence that integrates information across home, work and community settings. Successful social thinkers consider the perspectives, points of view, emotions, thoughts, beliefs, prior knowledge and intentions of others. This is an intuitive process for most of us, whereby we develop our communication skills as we grow, steadily observing and acquiring information and learning how to respond to people and situations around us. However, those with AD/HD, autism spectrum disorders, non-verbal learning disabilities and other social and communication challenges struggle with this process.

 

Stephanie Madrigal, MA, CCC-SLP, has worked as part of a clinical team with Michelle Garcia Winner and Social Thinking for over seven years. The author of the popular Superflex superhero curriculum, Ms. Madrigal creates and develops therapeutic and educational products related to training students from age five to adulthood with social learning disabilities and social-cognitive deficits. Ms. Madrigal will be presenting for staff development during the day and for parents in the evening. 

 

No charge. Co-sponsored by SPED*NET Wilton (www.spednetwilton.org), Wilton Public Schools and Wilton Library. Registration highly recommended. To register, please call 203-762-3950 or visit www.wiltonlibrary.org. Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton.