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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] In the past group they happily told me he was often their peer model, which is how I first knew that the group wasn't what I had wanted.    They focused a lot on taking turns, basic manners (saying hello and goodbye, eye contact, etc.), sharing, listening to each other etc. etc. which are all skills that in a group setting my son is more than capable of.  But when it comes to negotiating free play, joining in appropriately, handling play the way someone else wants it, etc. etc. he definitely needs practice.  [/quote]

Sigh.  Yep, they used to tell us that our DS was a "leader" in his social skills group too--since they were working on simple stuff like going around a circle practicing greetings and introductions.  But of course his problem was/is far more complex than that.  He's always been very polite and can handle simple social niceties in situations when they are clearly called for (usually, unless he's in a bad mood).  His difficulties lie in perspective taking, reading social cues, understanding what is expected of him in various situations, following others' leads--basically, how to play with other kids without freaking out and/or being written off as so weird that the other kids run away.  And of course being a "leader" (dictator?) is what comes naturally; what he really needs to learn is following.  I've never heard the "social thinking" vs. "social skills" distinction used this way, but it makes sense.  Any group that talks about "social thinking" is going to have a bunch of HFA/Aspie kids in it and will be focused on more complex skills.

And BTW our experience has been that if you get kids like this together they play much more successfully with each other than with typically developing kids. [/quote]

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