The Science of Making Friends

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Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults

By Elizabeth Laugeson

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The Science of Making Friends by Elizabeth Laugeson is a guide designed to help those struggling with social interactions develop the skills needed to form lasting friendships. Drawing from the author's expertise, the book provides practical advice and strategies rooted in research to enhance social skills, especially for youth and adults who find socialising challenging. Whether for personal development or to assist others, the book serves as a valuable resource for nurturing and maintaining meaningful relationships.
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You might appreciate this book if you're interested in learning practical techniques for developing social skills and forming meaningful connections. It's especially helpful if you want evidence-based strategies to navigate the complexities of social interactions, ideal for both adults and adolescents looking to improve their social confidence and relationships.

The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with social challenges This book offers parents a step-by-step guide to making and keeping friends for teens and young adults with social challenges such as those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, bipolar, or other conditions.

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The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with social challenges

The Science of Making Friends offers parents a step-by-step guide to making and keeping friends for teens and young adults with social challenges—such as those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, bipolar, or other conditions. With the book’s concrete rules and steps of social etiquette, parents will be able to assist in improving conversational skills, expanding social opportunities, and developing strategies for handling peer rejection.

Each chapter provides helpful overview information for parents; lessons with clear bulleted lists of key rules and steps; and expert advice on how to present the material to a teen or young adult. Throughout the book are role-playing exercises for practising each skill, along with homework assignments to ensure the newly learned skills can be applied easily to a school, work, or other "real life" setting. Bonus content shows role-plays of skills covered, demonstrating the right and wrong way to enter conversations, schedule get-togethers, deal with conflict, and much more.

PART ONE: GETTING READY

Ch. 1: Why Teach Social Skills to Teens and Young Adults?

PART TWO: THE SCIENCE OF DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS

Ch. 2: Finding and Choosing Good Friends
Ch. 3: Good Conversations: The Basics
Ch. 4: Starting and Entering Conversations
Ch. 5: Exiting Conversations
Ch. 6: Managing Electronic Communication
Ch. 7: Showing Good Sportsmanship
Ch. 8: Enjoying Successful Get-Togethers

PART THREE: THE SCIENCE OF HANDLING PEER CONFLICT AND REJECTION: HELPFUL STRATEGIES

Ch. 9: Dealing With Arguments
Ch. 10: Handling Verbal Teasing
Ch. 11: Addressing Cyber Bullying
Ch. 12: Minimising Rumours and Gossip
Ch. 13: Avoiding Physical Bullying
Ch. 14: Changing a Bad Reputation
Epilogue: Moving Forward

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118127216

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 October 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.

Contributors:

Foreword by John Elder Robison

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 384

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Education & Reference Elizabeth Laugeson Health & Wellness Non-Fiction

About the Author

Elizabeth A. Laugeson , Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.