DISCLAIMER: This set of information about to be posted is NOT of my own creation. The authors behind this are Stephanie Madrigal & Michelle Garcia Winner. This is part of a curriculum that my son was in that I found useful. If you would like to purchase the curriculum which is available to teachers and parents, please visit www.socialthinking.com.
"Superflex: Our Hero! Totally flexible, trying to figure out people's wants and needs to keep other people calm while also getting his turn to play and speak as well.
Supeflex is a great problem-solver and can think of many different solutions to one problem."
This was a GREAT read for my son last year. Especially since he was trying to handle all that was going on inside his little mind. This gave him a name and a picture to go with different emotions, feelings and thoughts that he just couldn't get out before hand.
I strongly urge other parents, whether your child has a disability or not, to purchase this series of cartoons/comics. It will help enormously!
Honestly, I don't want to give out all the information in the stories. However, I will give a brief glimpse into some of the "Unthinkables". You really need to find this series and enjoy it with your kids. Whether they are special needs or you just need special time to teach about our emotions...this is the perfect way to start!
"Rock Brain: He will get the person to do only what he wants to do and will not let him negotiate with other people...."
"Brain Eater: He makes it hard for the person to focus on what he is doing or focus on others during interactions. The person may get easily distracted with his own thoughts or things around him...."
"Body Snatcher: He gets the person to wander away from others and not stay with the group or person he is with...."
"D.O.F (Destroyer of Fun): This person becomes overly competitive and insists on going first, playing only what he/she wants to play, and does not think about compromising or about how he makes others feel...."
"Un-Wonderer: He stops the person from showing interest in others or thinking about what others may want to do...."
"Space Invader: This character makes the person's body move into other people's personal space when others are not expecting it or do not want this...."
"Glass Man: Lets a person be flexible to some extent, but then all of a sudden he just breaks. He doesn't melt down slowly; he quickly starts getting very upset often over "tiny" problems...."
"Grump-Grumpaniny: Makes the person think the worst of feel like people are always unkind...."
"Topic Twister Meister: This character gets the person to twist the topic around to what he wants to talk about and goes off on tangents when talking to others...."
"Wasfunnyonce: This person will attempt to use a lot of humor to be funny. However, he does not realize that humor wears out pretty quickly or at times is not "funny" at all...."
"Energy Hare-y: This character gives the person so much energy so that he is constantly fidgeting or moving around, and he doesn't think about what the people around him needs or how others are feeling around them...."
"One-Sided Sid: This character gets the person to talk about his own set of topics or his own plan...."
"Worry Wall: He makes the person worry or feel nervous so much about the people around him or the social situations that he or she "hits a wall" and stops being able to talk at all to the people nearby...."
"Mean Jean: This person becomes just plain mean to other people....."
"Superflex: Our Hero! Totally flexible, trying to figure out people's wants and needs to keep other people calm while also getting his turn to play and speak as well.
Supeflex is a great problem-solver and can think of many different solutions to one problem."
This was a GREAT read for my son last year. Especially since he was trying to handle all that was going on inside his little mind. This gave him a name and a picture to go with different emotions, feelings and thoughts that he just couldn't get out before hand.
I strongly urge other parents, whether your child has a disability or not, to purchase this series of cartoons/comics. It will help enormously!
Honestly, I don't want to give out all the information in the stories. However, I will give a brief glimpse into some of the "Unthinkables". You really need to find this series and enjoy it with your kids. Whether they are special needs or you just need special time to teach about our emotions...this is the perfect way to start!
"Rock Brain: He will get the person to do only what he wants to do and will not let him negotiate with other people...."
"Brain Eater: He makes it hard for the person to focus on what he is doing or focus on others during interactions. The person may get easily distracted with his own thoughts or things around him...."
"Body Snatcher: He gets the person to wander away from others and not stay with the group or person he is with...."
"D.O.F (Destroyer of Fun): This person becomes overly competitive and insists on going first, playing only what he/she wants to play, and does not think about compromising or about how he makes others feel...."
"Un-Wonderer: He stops the person from showing interest in others or thinking about what others may want to do...."
"Space Invader: This character makes the person's body move into other people's personal space when others are not expecting it or do not want this...."
"Glass Man: Lets a person be flexible to some extent, but then all of a sudden he just breaks. He doesn't melt down slowly; he quickly starts getting very upset often over "tiny" problems...."
"Grump-Grumpaniny: Makes the person think the worst of feel like people are always unkind...."
"Topic Twister Meister: This character gets the person to twist the topic around to what he wants to talk about and goes off on tangents when talking to others...."
"Wasfunnyonce: This person will attempt to use a lot of humor to be funny. However, he does not realize that humor wears out pretty quickly or at times is not "funny" at all...."
"Energy Hare-y: This character gives the person so much energy so that he is constantly fidgeting or moving around, and he doesn't think about what the people around him needs or how others are feeling around them...."
"One-Sided Sid: This character gets the person to talk about his own set of topics or his own plan...."
"Worry Wall: He makes the person worry or feel nervous so much about the people around him or the social situations that he or she "hits a wall" and stops being able to talk at all to the people nearby...."
"Mean Jean: This person becomes just plain mean to other people....."