Summer Social Skills Guide for Neurodivergent Children
Summer brings new social settings without the structure of school, which can be hard for neurodivergent children. This 53-page guide helps parents, caregivers and counselors teach social skills explicitly, navigate summer situations and support friendships in a respectful, strengths-based way.
What's Inside
- Understanding Social Development in Neurodivergent Children
- Building the Foundation: Safety, Trust, and Connection
- Core Social Skills: Teaching the Basics Explicitly
- Navigating Summer Social Situations
- Special Interest as a Social Superpower
- Friendship: Building and Keeping Connections
- Digital Social Life: Screens, Online Friends, and Balance
- Supporting Emotional Regulation in Social Situations
- Involving the Whole Family and Community
How It Helps You
- Teaches core social skills step by step instead of assuming them
- Uses special interests as a bridge to connection
- Addresses screens, online friends and emotional regulation in social settings
Ways to Use It
Use it at home over the summer, in camps and social skills groups, or as a counselor resource to share with families.
Who It's For
Parents, caregivers and counselors of autistic, ADHD and neurodivergent children..
Format
PDF (print-ready), 53 pages. Print or read on any device. Instant download.
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