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The unwritten rules of social relationships / by Temple Grandin & Sean Barron ; edited by Veronica Zysk.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Arlington, TX : Future Horizons, c2005.Description: xvii, 383 p. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781932565065 :
  • 193256506X :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM686 .G73 2005
Incomplete contents:
Act 1 Two Perspectives on Social Thinking -- Scene 1 My World is What I Do by Temple Grandin -- Scene 2 A Different Perspective on Social Awareness by Sean Barron -- Act 2 Two Minds: Two Paths -- How the Autistic Way of Thinking Affects Social Understanding -- Intermission -- Act 3 The Ten Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships -- Rule #1 Rules are Not Absolute. They are Situation-based and People-based -- Rule #2 Not Everything is Equally Important in the Grand Scheme of Things -- Rule #3 Everyone in the World Makes Mistakes. It Doesn't Have to Ruin Your Day -- Rule #4 Honesty is Different than Diplomacy -- Rule #5 Being Polite is Appropriate in Any Situation -- Rule #6 Not Everyone Who is Nice to Me is My Friend -- Rule #7 People Act Differently in Public than They Do in Private -- Rule #8 Know When You're Turning People Off -- Rule #9 "Fitting In" is Often Tied to Looking and Sounding Like You Fit In -- Rule #10 People are Responsible for Their Own Behaviors.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-383).

Act 1 Two Perspectives on Social Thinking -- Scene 1 My World is What I Do by Temple Grandin -- Scene 2 A Different Perspective on Social Awareness by Sean Barron -- Act 2 Two Minds: Two Paths -- How the Autistic Way of Thinking Affects Social Understanding -- Intermission -- Act 3 The Ten Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships -- Rule #1 Rules are Not Absolute. They are Situation-based and People-based -- Rule #2 Not Everything is Equally Important in the Grand Scheme of Things -- Rule #3 Everyone in the World Makes Mistakes. It Doesn't Have to Ruin Your Day -- Rule #4 Honesty is Different than Diplomacy -- Rule #5 Being Polite is Appropriate in Any Situation -- Rule #6 Not Everyone Who is Nice to Me is My Friend -- Rule #7 People Act Differently in Public than They Do in Private -- Rule #8 Know When You're Turning People Off -- Rule #9 "Fitting In" is Often Tied to Looking and Sounding Like You Fit In -- Rule #10 People are Responsible for Their Own Behaviors.

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