2. POPARD POPARD Allison Adams Education and Behaviour Consultant Allison Adams Education and Behaviour Consultant

3. Double Interview Task

4. Assessment of Skills Includes: Ability to shift perspective from self to other Ability to formulate questions about someone else Ability to maintain a topic around another person’s interests Ability to shift perspective from self to other Ability to formulate questions about someone else Ability to maintain a topic around another person’s interests

5. Bellini, 2006 Bellini’s List of Common Deficit Areas Non-verbal communication Social initiation Reciprocity & terminating interactions Social cognition Social anxiety & withdrawal Behaviors associated with perspective taking & self awareness Non-verbal communication Social initiation Reciprocity & terminating interactions Social cognition Social anxiety & withdrawal Behaviors associated with perspective taking & self awareness

6. Double Interview Part I – educator interviews student Part II - student identifies photos of educator’s family, friends, hobbies, etc. Part III – student interviews the educator for the stated purpose of finding out more about her Part I – educator interviews student Part II - student identifies photos of educator’s family, friends, hobbies, etc. Part III – student interviews the educator for the stated purpose of finding out more about her

7. Video Clip #1 Changes topic to fit own interests or topics Engages in socially inappropriate behaviours Answers questions tangentially or abruptly - ends line of questioning Changes topic to fit own interests or topics Engages in socially inappropriate behaviours Answers questions tangentially or abruptly - ends line of questioning

8. Video Clip #2 Inappropriate voice volume (too loud, too soft) Answers questions tangentially or abruptly - ends line of questioning Fails to maintain appropriate eye contact Appears uncomfortable or physically awkward ; squirms, fidgets, grimaces Inappropriate voice volume (too loud, too soft) Answers questions tangentially or abruptly - ends line of questioning Fails to maintain appropriate eye contact Appears uncomfortable or physically awkward ; squirms, fidgets, grimaces

9. Video Clip #3 Asks shallow questions and fails to ask follow up questions to elicit more information about other No coherent flow to questions Asks shallow questions and fails to ask follow up questions to elicit more information about other No coherent flow to questions

10. Video Clip #4 Asks questions or comments on own personal interests Asks shallow questions and fails to ask follow up questions to elicit more information about other Diverts topic to own experiences, or takes more than one conversational turn on own topic area Asks questions or comments on own personal interests Asks shallow questions and fails to ask follow up questions to elicit more information about other Diverts topic to own experiences, or takes more than one conversational turn on own topic area

11. Resources For further information related to this module click on the links below. www.socialthinking.com www.asperger.net For further information related to this module click on the links below. www.socialthinking.com www.asperger.net

12. References Bellini, S. (2006). Building social relationships. Autism Asperger Publishing Company, Shawnee Mission, KS. Winner, M.(2002). Thinking about you, thinking about me. San Jose, CA. Bellini, S. (2006). Building social relationships. Autism Asperger Publishing Company, Shawnee Mission, KS. Winner, M.(2002). Thinking about you, thinking about me. San Jose, CA.

13. eLearning Brief –Allison Adams (POPARD Education & Behaviour Consultant) describes the purpose for, and steps involved in completing Michelle Winner’s Double Interview Task as part of a social skills assessment. Video clips demonstrate parts of the interview process and the use of the Double Interview Assessment Checklist.

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