The social world is a big, complicated place that requires us to constantly figure out hidden rules in situations to help us make sense of how we are all interpreting and responding to each other’s actions and reactions. Expanded and revised, this 2nd edition provides an all-new structured approach to observation, illustrations that reflect a broader range of inclusion and diversity in characters, and lessons for deeper learning which include activities and practice pages for readers as they learn to observe a situation, the people, and what’s happening—a skill set that can then be used everywhere they go, whether it’s at home, school, or within the community. Interventionists will find specific teaching tips and an expanded glossary of Social Thinking Vocabulary and concepts to guide young readers in exploring tools to help them make smart guesses to ultimately figure out the social emotional chain reaction.

Our best-selling curriculum is a powerhouse of social knowledge that introduces Social Thinking Vocabulary and concepts through colorful illustrations and easy-to-understand content. These well-organized books help children become stronger social observers and social problem solvers, and give adults the teaching tools they need to break down and teach complex social concepts.

Our informative and accessible bestseller, written by Social Thinking’s founder Michelle Garcia Winner, is ground zero for understanding and applying the Social Thinking Methodology. It deeply explores the social learning process and weaves together research with ways to teach specific social competencies. Introduces core treatment frameworks and related strategies, offers IEP goal samples and suggestions, and presents the Social Thinking Dynamic Assessment Protocol. Crucial reading for all types of professionals, parents, and family members.

This is our premier curriculum for teaching more than 60 Social Thinking concepts, frameworks, and strategies. A valuable resource for any teacher, clinician, or parent, it also includes suggestions for grouping individuals and writing goals tied to academic standards. Note: intended for use after familiarity with our methodology detailed in Thinking About You Thinking About Me, 2nd Edition.

The Zones of Regulation^® is a framework and easy-to-use curriculum for teaching students strategies for emotional and sensory self-management. Rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy, The Zones approach uses four colors to help students identify how they are feeling in the moment given their emotions and level of alertness and guides them to strategies to support self-regulation. By understanding how to read their body, detect triggers, read social context and consider how their behavior impacts those around them, students learn improved emotional control, sensory regulation, self-awareness, and problem-solving abilities. Learning activities and visual supports are included on a USB for easy printing.

Help kids, teens, and young adults build emotional awareness, self-regulation, problem solving, and more with these interactive teaching materials. Plus—save $15 when you purchase the bundle over buying the products separately.

This is our premier social-emotional learning package for ages 4–7! Help children develop foundational social competencies with these five storybooks and extensive curriculum. The evidence-based materials strengthen perspective taking and self-awareness and are used and loved around the world by kids, parents, and professionals alike.

Building on the Social Thinking Vocabulary taught in Volume 1, Volume 2 teaches executive functioning and social problem solving to give students social tools to last a lifetime. It includes our groundbreaking play scale, observation and scoring tools, and related differentiated play activities to tailor instruction to students’ needs. For use only after Volume 1.

Welcome to the Superflex Academy! Get to know Superflex and the 14 original Unthinkables—characters who represent common unexpected behaviors—and dive into self-regulation strategies. The storybook introduces kids to the world of Superflex and the Unthinkables, and the curriculum includes lessons, handouts, and visual tools to transform your classroom, clinic, or home into a Superflex Academy. Teach students to access their superflexible thinking and foster self-regulation. Mainstream kids love Superflex too!

Get started teaching Superflex with this Get Started Bundle! Dive into the foundational products in our Superflex series to teach children the fundamentals of self-regulation and give them a world of characters to make social learning fun.

Jump into the world of Superflex, a self-regulation superhero, with this All-In-One Bundle! Get the entire collection of Superflex products (with the exception of posters that are sold separately) and let the learning begin! The collection is perfect for schools and clinics where staff can share the products for years to come.

Bring the entire cast of Superflex characters into your classroom, clinic, or home!

Social Behavior Mapping, a core treatment framework within the Social Thinking Methodology, is a visual template that helps users figure out the hidden social rules of a given situation based on what is happening and the people present. It also outlines a fundamental social concept we call the Social-Emotional Chain Reaction: how we act in a specific situation affects how others feel, how we make others feel affects how they treat us, and how we are treated affects how we feel about others and, ultimately, about ourselves.

Social Behavior Mapping meets manga to appeal to tweens and teens! Based on their social choices, the destinies of three relatable characters unfold in graphic-novel style. Cleverly organized to show how social decision making can lead to social fortune or an undesirable social fate. Vividly displays how a situation can change quickly based on how someone reacts—and how those behaviors impact others’ thoughts and feelings.

Motivate students to explore social expectations and consider the perspective of others in this wildly popular card game. Great for fostering productive discussions as peers share their social expectations for each other and learn the impact of the choices they make. Educators, clinicians, and parents learn which social concepts need further emphasis, and students develop their understanding of how others think and feel.

Motivate students to explore social expectations and consider the perspective of others in this wildly popular card game. Educators, clinicians, and parents learn which social concepts need further emphasis, and students learn the impact of the choices they make. Great for enabling productive discussions as it helps players understand how others think and feel. Leads to greater self-awareness and builds upon social competencies as peers talk to each other about their shared social expectations!

This detailed anime guidebook helps teens and young adults sail the stormy seas of dating, texting, lies, and everyday relationships. Targeted strategies encourage readers to better navigate their social worlds, develop stronger social competencies, and manage social anxiety. This book gets rave reviews from adolescent and young adult readers! Parents, educators, and therapists also appreciate how it better equips them to explain in real time the Social Thinking process, helping young adults navigate social situations.

Written to help all adults and especially those with subtle but significant social learning challenges read the hidden rules of the social world. Includes practical strategies that can be used in the workplace and all areas of life to better understand and respond to others and social situations. Previously titled Social Thinking at Work.

This charming book boosts kids’ awareness of the amazing power within us all: thoughts and feelings. Rather than directly changing thoughts or behaviors, it poetically helps children see how their thinking can guide their responses moment to moment, day to day.

Many students with social learning challenges have oversized reactions to relatively small problems. This poster is an engaging visual tool to help individuals learn how the size of a problem informs the size of the reaction. Teachers and parents rave about how effective this tool is when life’s teachable moments arise.

No matter why we come together, as a group of two people or more, being part of a group requires us to be social thinkers who are actively adapting our behavior based on how we want people to think about us. This poster clearly defines the Four Steps of Perspective Taking outlined in the book, Thinking About YOU Thinking About ME, essential concepts for use at home, at school, or in the community. Laminated and durable, this poster (2’ x 3’) is a user-friendly guide to considering how all people need to be mindful of each other's presence, intentions, and thoughts.