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 Jed Baker, Ph.D. is the director of the Social Skills Training Project, a private organization serving individuals with autism and social communication problems. He also directs social skills training for Millburn Public Schools in New Jersey. He is on the professional advisory board of Autism Today, ASPEN, ANSWER, YAI, the Kelberman Center and several other autism organizations. In addition, he writes, lectures, and provides training internationally on the topic of social skills training and managing challenging behaviors. He is an award winning author of five books, including Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Aspergers Syndrome and Social Communication Problems; Preparing for Life: The Complete Handbook for the Transition to Adulthood for Those with Autism and Aspergers Syndrome; The Social Skills Picture Book; The Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond; and No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-of-Control Behavior. His work has also been featured on ABC World News, Nightline, the CBS Early Show, and the Discovery Health Channel.
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No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior
By Dr. Jed Baker
It could happen at the grocery store. At a restaurant. At school. At home. Meltdowns are stressful for both child and adult, but Dr. Baker can help!
Author of the award-winning Social Skills Picture Book series, Dr. Jed Baker offers parents and teachers
strategies for preventing and managing meltdowns. His 20+ years of experience working with children
on the autism spectrum, combined with his personal experiences raising his own children, have yielded
time-tested strategies, and results!
Dr. Baker offers an easy-to-follow, 4-step model that will improve your everyday relationships with the
children in your life:
- Managing your own expectations
- Learning strategies to calm a meltdown in the moment
- Understanding why a meltdown occurs
- Creating plans to prevent future meltdowns
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Conference
Schedule
for Dr. Jed Baker
Dr.
Baker’s outstanding program is recognized
as one of the most effective for teaching social
and emotional skills.
For Jed Baker's Workshop on DVD go to www.fhautism.com and for Jed Baker's social skills songs go to www.socialskillsmusic.com.
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No More Meltdowns is now an App!
A Companion website and mobile
app to the book No More Meltdowns, by Jed Baker, PhD
Positive strategies for managing and preventing out-of-control
behavior: It could happen at the grocery store. At a restaurant. At school. At
home. Meltdowns are stressful for both child and adult. This website
and mobile app can help!
Record behavior while it happens: Use a PC to enter behaviors and triggers online, or use an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or touch-based smartphone.
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In
2001, based on the success of the Social Skills
Training
Project, Dr. Baker wrote The Social Skills
Picture Book, designed for young children with social
challenges. The positive response from parents and
teachers was overwhelming.
Now,
in response to the deluge of requests from parents with
children in their teens, here is Dr. Baker’s long-awaited
book,
specifically geared toward older students.
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This
book is a comprehensive guide for students
and all those working with them to create plans to
transition to adult life. Practical information on applying
for college, vocational training, residential programs,
and financial assistance is provided along with guidelines
for helping students understand their strengths and
challenges so they can advocate for themselves.
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Dr.
Jed Baker's Interview on ABC's Nightline
and
ABC's World News with Charles Gibson!
"Echoes
of Autism: Different in the Middle"
Dr.
Jed Baker was interviewed on ABC's NIghtline and ABC's World
News with Charles Gibson, Tuesday April 4th and Wednesday
April 5th, 2007. Watch archives of the interviews here:
Nightline
segment: Asperger Therapy
(opens new browser with video)
World
News segment
(opens new browser with video)
Nightline
Online feature on Asperger's (opens new browser
with video)
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