Sunday, March 21, 2010

What is my hierarchy of social skills that teachers and parents need to teach children with ADHD?

I promised in my last post that I would list my hierarchy of social skills. I am including two separate groups of social skills that are incorporated into my social skills training.

The first list includes some of the social skills created by
Elliott and Gresham (1991) and included in their Social Skills
Intervention Guide. These social skills are necessary for children
with ADHD to have in their repertoire if they are going to experience
successful social interactions.

Social Skill 1: Maintaining Eye Contact
Social Skill 2: Greeting Others Nonverbally
Social Skill 3: Greeting Others Verbally
Social Skill 4: Introducing Oneself
Social Skill 5: Initiating Conversations
Social Skill 6: Joining Ongoing Activities
Social Skill 7: Volunteering to Help Peers
Social Skill 8: Inviting Others to Join Activities
Social Skill 9: Asking an Adult for Help
Social Skill 10: Answering the Telephone
Social Skill 11: Asking Permission to Use Property
Social Skill 12: Reporting Accidents to Appropriate Persons
Social Skill 13: Questioning Rules That May Be Unfair
Social Skill 14: Giving a Compliment
Social Skill 15: Responding to a Compliment
Social Skill 16: Telling Adults When Something Is Appreciated
Social Skill 17: Accepting People Who Are Different
Social Skill 18: Accepting Peer Suggestions for Activities
Social Skill 19: Cooperating with Peers
Social Skill 20: Compromising by Reaching Agreement
Social Skill 21: Responding to Teasing Appropriately
Social Skill 22: Receiving Criticism Well
Social Skill 23: Controlling Temper in Conflicts with Adults
Social Skill 24: Responding Appropriately When Pushed or
Hit
Social Skill 25: Controlling Temper When in Conflict with
Peers

The second list includes social skills that I created from my
field research upon observing parents teaching children with
ADHD. Children with ADHD arguably need to develop these
social skills in order to have successful social experiences.

Social Skill 26: Diffusing Negative Behavior When Someone
Is Annoying
Social Skill 27: Taking Something with Permission
Social Skill 28: Social Skills Taught through Curriculum
Social Skill 29: Social Skills Taught through Conversations
with the Child
Social Skill 30: Sitting Quietly When Being Taught by
Teacher or Parent
Social Skill 31: Pulling Hair Back When Preparing Food
Social Skill 32: Not Touching Your Hair When Preparing
Food
Social Skill 33: Being Polite or Asking Teacher or Parent
Politely to Hand Him Needed Items
Social Skill 34: Learning to All Instructions Given by
Teacher or Parent without Interrupting
Social Skill 35: Not Burping Out Loud
Social Skill 36: Not Exhibiting Distractible Behaviors
Social Skill 37: Learning Socially Appropriate Behavior
from Others
Social Skill 38: Learning Social Skills Taught through Interactions
with Siblings
Social Skill 39: Learning Social Skills Taught through Temper
Tantrums
Social Skill 40: Learning Social Skills When Academically
Frustrated
Social Skill 41: Staying on Task and Not Leaving Room
When Academically Frustrated
Social Skill 42: Learning Social Skills Taught through Modeling
Teacher’s or Parents’ Behavior
Social Skill 43: Conversing with Children or Adults
Social Skill 44: Respecting Elders
Social Skill 45: Following Instruction Given by Teachers
and Parents
Social Skill 46: Having Good Manners
Social Skill 47: Being Responsible
Social Skill 48: Interacting through Teacher or Parental
Coaching
Social Skill 49: Keeping Promises
Social Skill 50: Learning Social Skills
Social Skill 51: Having Good Character
Social Skill 52: Behave Properly in Public

Questions???

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