Looking for social friends for my son/ play dates

Hi Demi, i have re-read your post and realised i am a bit of a different situation, over the past few months i have been teaching Dave telephone skills... it would be great if mine and your son could call each other, even if it didnt make sense they can grow together and get to ask each other questions etc! i think it would be a great idea...

my phone has an intercom (internal calls) what i do is use one phone to phone the other and then ask Dave to pick the phone and say hello... i go or he goes to another room so he can concerntrate on what i am saying on the phone.

i dont have any other kids so its usually me and him that are talking

over time he could then answer the questions i am asking him and i try and get him to ask questions

i have also used a book called

socially speaking: A social skills programme for primary schools by alison SchroederLDA

this books really set the foundations for me to work with Dave around this skills but i had the book for years and i am just dealing with it now!

i would love to still stay in touch and for the boys to talk over the phone even if its for thirty seconds it all adds up!

Ola

Hi Jenny! TBH there is nothing in my area which is why i do it all myself, i cant find social skills classes, the nearest one to me is NAS Greenwich and that is too far away NAS Islington which is the nearest one only deals with advocacy but if you know of any as maybe i missed it please let me know. I live in Hackney, east london

Please note if anyone is buying any books you dont need to buy them all! just buy one, i do not use all these books all at once but mainly stick to one and then move on to another

Here is the link to that book

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Talk-Programme-Interaction-Reception/dp/1855033097/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284101751&sr=1-4

i also use this book

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Games-Social-Skills-Jenny-Mosley/dp/1855033704/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284101625&sr=1-1

sorry yes i can recommend that book, it is for groups but i tailor it to Dave, to be honest there are loads of books out there, i have bought loads of books (panic mode) but only  a few have been helpful.some are listed below

i have a few books from the social detective programme which i bought direct from the States by Garcia winner, i have never spent to much money, but then again that book is for professionals. Dave however likes the Superflex.

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Superflex-Superhero-Social-Thinking-Curriculum/dp/0979292247/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1284101039&sr=8-4

i also  have Think Social

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Social-Detective-Michelle-Garcia-Winner/dp/0979292263/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284101142&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Superflex-Glassman-Unthinkables-Social-Thinking/dp/0979292298/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284101142&sr=1-8

The social curriculum is a good book too

http://www.amazon.com/Curriculum-School-Age-Functioning-Nonverbal-Disability/dp/0970132042/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1284101247&sr=8-3

but i found that too complex for myself and my kid (he is only 5) and its specific for groups but i am sure i can adapt it for single people

I also have Teaching Children how to mind read by baron cohen

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teaching-Children-Autism-Mind-read-Patricia/dp/0471976237/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284101356&sr=1-1

and that is really great as there are loads of example in the book, i get dave to draw the expressions and explain why. the transporters and the space place are also excellent dvds that explore feelings

i also use Language for thinking by Stephen Parsons and Anna Branagan. this is my fav book, child looks at a pic and then answers questions around it. it was recommended by Dave's school SLT, Sam Swain, she is lovely

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Language-Thinking-Structured-Approach-Children/dp/0863885756/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284101409&sr=1-1