Fred Frankel & Jeffrey J. Wood 
Social Skills Success for Students with Autism / Asperger’s 
Helping Adolescents on the Spectrum to Fit In

The only evidence-based program available for teaching social
skills to adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Two nationally known experts in friendship formation and anxiety
management address the social challenges faced by adolescents with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The book helps educators instruct
youth on conversing with others, displaying appropriate body
language, managing anxiety, initiating and participating in
get-togethers, and more. The book is filled with helpful
information on ASD to aid teachers who have received little
training on the topic. Extremely practical, the book includes
lesson plans, checklists, and sidebars with helpful advice.

* Based on UCLA’s acclaimed PEERS program, the only
evidence-based approach to teaching social skills to adolescents
with ASD

* Contains best practices for working with parents, which is the
key to helping kids learn social skills

* The authors discuss the pros and cons of teaching students with
ASD in educational settings like full inclusion (good for academics
but bad for social skills) and pull-out special day classes (where
the reverse is true)

Provides a much-needed book for teachers at all levels for
helping students develop the skills they need to be successful.

Über den Autor

Fred Frankel, Ph.D., is a professor of Psychiatry and
Biobehavioral Sciences at University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) and the director of the UCLA Parent Training and Children’s
Friendship Programs. A coauthor of UCLA’s acclaimed PEERS social
skills training program and the author of Friends Forever: How
Parents Can Help Their Kids Make and Keep Good Friends, he
speaks regularly on the topic of autism and social skills to
professionals and parents alike. More information is available at
http://www.semel.ucla.edu/socialskills.

Jeffrey J. Wood, Ph.D., is an associate professor of
Education and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, and is
a licensed clinical psychologist. He is the coauthor of Child
Anxiety Disorders and is researching cognitive-behavioral
interventions for students with autism and Asperger’s syndrome,
childhood anxiety, and the development of children’s close
friendships.