Social Skills Unscripted

By Steph West, Starfish Social Club

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Can we help our neurodivergent kids and teens have more successful social interactions WITHOUT relying on rewards and consequences? I'm Steph West, and my guests and I share strategies and techniques for helping autistic and ADHD kids become more socially competent, confident, and connected so they can make and keep friends! (PS. I also teach people how to start a social club like mine in their own community!) You can find more about me and my program at www.StarfishSocialClub.org.

Episode Date
Autistic dating, with Jen and Kim from The Mix
May 13, 2024
Things parents misunderstand about autistic/ADHD friendships
May 06, 2024
Supporting the brain holistically, with Christine MacCarroll
Apr 29, 2024
Things your autistic/ADHD kid doesn't understand about friends
Apr 22, 2024
When your neurodivergent kid is socially AND physically awkward, with Niki McGlynn
Apr 15, 2024
Who is your child, really?
Apr 08, 2024
Balancing parent and child boundaries, with Rose Clark
Apr 01, 2024
What to do when your autistic/ADHD child doesn't have friends
Mar 25, 2024
Empowering strategies for neurodivergent kids, with DJ Nicholson
Mar 04, 2024
Helping neurodivergent kids understand relationships
Feb 26, 2024
Sensory strategies your neurodivergent kid doesn't know they need, with Hanna Munro
Feb 19, 2024
Helping neurodivergent kids connect through conversations
Feb 12, 2024
Turning social skills into social trades, with Daniel Snead
Feb 05, 2024
Building social awareness in autistic and ADHD kids
Jan 29, 2024
Understanding big feelings, with Jessica Sinarski
Jan 22, 2024
Teaching neurodivergent kids how to create the reputation they want
Jan 15, 2024
Living with 'swiss cheese' social skills, with Michelle Hu
Jan 08, 2024
Supporting emotionally intense kids with Anouk Godbout
Dec 18, 2023
Let's talk about depression and anxiety in neurodivergent kids
Dec 14, 2023
Teach your neurodivergent child to say these 3 things
Dec 11, 2023
Supporting your neurodivergent child's dreams, with Daniel Keith Austin
Nov 28, 2023
How to make hygiene tasks and chores more manageable
Nov 13, 2023
When kids AND parents have a diagnosis, with Tanya Valentin
Nov 06, 2023
How neurodivergent kids can start making friends
Oct 30, 2023
Parenting neurodivergent teens with less conflict, with Ann Coleman
Oct 23, 2023
Being friendly: 3 little things that make a big difference
Oct 16, 2023
The intersection of neurodivergence and mental health with Jeff Fullington
Oct 02, 2023
Why our kids can be 'prickly' sometimes
Sep 25, 2023
The importance of adult relationships in our kids' lives with Darlene Meissner
Sep 18, 2023
Stop asking your neurodivergent kid how their day was (and what to ask instead)
Sep 11, 2023
Paying attention to behavior across environments with Delton Cooper
Sep 04, 2023
The importance of teaching neurodivergent kids how to self-advocate with Michelle Steiner
Aug 28, 2023
Why, when, and how to talk to your autistic/ADHD child about their diagnosis
Aug 24, 2023
Home and school IEP collaboration with Katie Ploss
Aug 21, 2023
Supporting struggling learners with Jessica Bradley
Aug 14, 2023
Strategies to create healthier ADHD brains with Bobbi Westbrook
Aug 07, 2023
Making the Invisible Visible with Carrie Bonnett
Jul 31, 2023
Breaking things down, creating routines, and the power of passion with Chris Fugelsang
Jul 24, 2023
Executive FUNctioning summer: Games!
Jul 17, 2023
Executive FUNctioning summer: Working memory
Jul 10, 2023
Executive FUNctioning summer: Building activites
Jun 26, 2023
Executive FUNctioning summer: Writing and drawing
Jun 19, 2023
Putting the FUN in Executive FUNctioning this summer!
Jun 12, 2023
When direct instruction, feedback, and community all come together
May 29, 2023
Making sure all our students know they belong at Starfish Social Club
May 22, 2023
What my 2-star podcast review has to do with our kids
May 15, 2023
The ONE thing that determines whether or not our autistic and ADHD kids have friends
May 08, 2023
The power of natural social consequences, an update on some of our anxious kids, and teaching our students how to change the topic
May 01, 2023
How we support our students as a group in the community
Apr 24, 2023
How everyone can get what they want in the group, expected responses to 'How are you?', the missing component when it comes to making different choices, and 'reading the room'
Apr 21, 2023
Anxiety about joining the group, letting kids make their own path, being accountable for our actions
Apr 18, 2023
The classroom management strategies we use in our social groups
Apr 15, 2023
Strategies for solving problems, helping students self-advocate, why we don't choose groups for kids
Apr 15, 2023
Allowing kids to solve their own problems, and a student stepping in as a peer helper on his own
Apr 03, 2023
The appropriateness of cursing, code switching, and the challenge with using 'kid' language
Apr 01, 2023
Intelligence vs. academic ability, challenges with being 'smart', and overcoming our old reputation
Mar 28, 2023
Creating an emotionally safe environment for kids to participate, when kids wait to be invited to play, and navigating pretend play
Mar 28, 2023
Interviewing Lisa from Spectrum Social Club
Mar 03, 2023
Students getting upset with each other, not wanting to participate, and social context
Mar 03, 2023
Complaining, communication challenges, and kids supporting each other
Feb 20, 2023
Social feedback, natural social consequences, and social anxiety
Feb 12, 2023
Social skills can't be 'wrong', dealing with 'bad' kids, and building social awareness
Feb 12, 2023
How it's going
Feb 12, 2023
What do you believe about your child?
Feb 12, 2023
How it started
Nov 13, 2022
How NOT to be like me
Oct 27, 2022
It's about time
Oct 26, 2022
The concept of social rules
Sep 30, 2022
Autism, ADHD, and Apologies
Aug 25, 2022
Neurodivergent kids and humor: Why is it hard and how can we help?
Aug 16, 2022
How to use praise for maximum effectiveness (pt. 2)
Jul 13, 2022
When praise hurts more than helps (pt. 1)
Jul 13, 2022
The importance of summer schedules
Jun 21, 2022
Why I Skipped Autism Awareness Month
May 12, 2022
How to help our neurodivergent kids find friends
May 04, 2022
The REAL reason your child struggles to make friends
Apr 17, 2022
Social Skills is Canceled
Apr 05, 2022