Resources

Description:  Educational research has clearly identified the importance of peer relationships as a key factor in student engagement, reducing problem behavior, and school completion. The critical differences for students with developmental disabilities is that friendships often remain elusive...

Description:  In this three-part series, Dr. Anthony will discuss executive functioning difficulties in the classroom and in social situations. In Part 1, she discussed how one can Increase their understanding of how to identify and teach executive functioning skills and accommodate executive ...

Description: Circle of Friends (CoF) is a form of Peer-Mediated Intervention (PMI). PMI is defined as a treatment approach in which typically developing peers are trained to implement behavioral interventions and facilitate social skills development in special needs populations. It has been id...

Description: Through a Circle of Friends program, typically developing peers are taught important information about classmates with social challenges, and are invited and encouraged to befriend them. These peer mentors are provided education and awareness, strategies for connecting and suppo...

Description of Presentation: Social cognition involves social awareness, emotional awareness, relationship building, self-management, and emotional regulation. Social cognition is a developmental issue and can impact a person’s confidence and competence in almost all social situations. This p...