This book explores the critical nature of perspective taking (Theory of Mind) in our day-to-day interactions, and its importance in the classroom setting. It describes how the perspective taking process works and offers a myriad of therapeutic activities for teachers/therapists to utilize with children and adults. Michelle Garcia Winner explains how professionals can use informal measures (since no standardized measures are available) to assess the abstract skill and to determine which students will benefit from this type of treatment. Included are strategies that help students understand their own treatment programs (IEPs) and behavior plans. Practical strategies, ideas, worksheets, and ready-to-use IEP goals make this book great for families and staff attempting to meet the needs of students on the autism spectrum.

Binding: Paperback
Pages: 316

Michelle Garcia Winner received a bachelor degree in Speech Language Pathology from UC Santa Barbara in 1982. She then received her master’s degree from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1985. She has worked as a speech language pathologist in a variety of settings, including the elementary and secondary levels of public school, and in neuro-cognitive rehabilitation programs for persons with head-injuries and strokes. She entered into private practice in 1999. Michelle also consults to school district in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as across the nation. She has worked with Andrea Walker’s SUCSESS project in Orange Country for 3 years helping their staff to develop plans for helping them serve the older child. Michelle continues to write journal and magazine articles with her insights on social cognition.

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