Purchase PEERS® Manuals
PEERS® for PreschoolersFriendship Skills for Autistic and Neurodivergent Children
Purchase the evidence-based, social skills manual for preschoolers to assist them in making and keeping friends.
Topics covered in this manual include:
- Listening and following directions
- Asking and using names
- Greeting friends
- Sharing and giving turns
- Asking friends to play
- Joining ongoing games
- Keeping cool during play
- Being a good sport
- Transitioning to new play activities
- Asking and giving help
- Using good volume control
- Maintaining good body boundaries
Social Skills for Teenagers with Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders: The PEERS® Treatment Manual
Purchase the evidence-based, social skills manual for teens to assist them in making and keeping friends.
Topics covered in this manual include:
- Developing and Maintaining Friendships
- How to use appropriate conversational skills
- How to appropriately use electronic forms of communication
- How to appropriately use humor and assess humor feedback
- How to start, enter, and exit conversations between peers
- How to organize successful get-togethers with friends
- How to be a good sport
- How to handle arguments and disagreements with friends
- How to handle rejection, teasing, bullying, and rumors/gossip
The PEERS Curriculum for School-Based Professionals: Social Skills Training for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Purchase the evidence-based, social skills manual customized for the needs of psychologists, counselors, speech pathologists, administrators, and teachers.
Topics covered in this manual include:
- Developing and Maintaining Friendships
- How to use appropriate conversational skills
- How to appropriately use electronic forms of communication
- How to appropriately use humor and assess humor feedback
- How to start, enter, and exit conversations between peers
- How to organize successful get-togethers with friends
- How to be a good sport
- How to handle arguments and disagreements with friends
- How to handle rejection, teasing, bullying, and rumors/gossip
PEERS® for Young Adults: Social Skills Training for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Social Challenges
Purchase the evidence-based, social skills manual for Young Adults to assist them in making and keeping friends and developing romantic relationships.
Topics covered in this manual include:
- How to use appropriate conversational skills
- How to choose appropriate friends
- How to appropriately use electronic forms of communication
- How to appropriately use humor and assess humor feedback
- How to start, enter, and exit conversations between peers
- How to organize successful get-togethers with friends
- How to develop romantic relationships and use appropriate dating etiquette
- How to handle arguments and disagreements with friends and in relationships
- How to handle rejection, teasing, bullying, and rumors/gossip
The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults
Purchase this innovative book by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, Founder and Director of PEERS, which provides families with evidence-based tools for developing and maintaining friendships and relationships, and includes a DVD.
