Quick guide to resources:
A significant part of "growing personally and interpersonally" is accessing valuable information from a variety of resources. Our goal is to provide you with resources that will help you grow in your personal life, as well as your parenting, teaching, employment, and other relationships. Here is a quick guide to the resources you will find on our web site:
Resources by Laurel Hoekman:
Our Founder, Laurel Hoekman, is passionate about combining her love for teaching, along with her extensive knowledge and experience, to produce resources which help people grow personally and interpersonally.
Scroll to the bottom of this page to see Laurel's books, which are available from Amazon.
Click here to find recommended resources for parents and teachers by other authors.
Laurel's NEWEST resource, "My ASD to Z" is now available!
Scroll to the bottom of this page to see Laurel's books, which are available from Amazon.
Click here to find recommended resources for parents and teachers by other authors.
Laurel's NEWEST resource, "My ASD to Z" is now available!
Newly revised and expanded from the original "ASD to Z"
All too often, news and information about autism spectrum disorders is negative and/or overwhelming. This valuable resource contains 26 points (one for each letter of the alphabet) of insights, practical strategies, and hope for people living with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), whether they have been diagnosed themselves, or are living, studying, or working with people with ASD. Great for parents, grandparents, teachers, day care providers, therapists, siblings, friends, and individuals with autism, whether they are new to the diagnosis, or have been traveling this journey a long time.
All too often, news and information about autism spectrum disorders is negative and/or overwhelming. This valuable resource contains 26 points (one for each letter of the alphabet) of insights, practical strategies, and hope for people living with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), whether they have been diagnosed themselves, or are living, studying, or working with people with ASD. Great for parents, grandparents, teachers, day care providers, therapists, siblings, friends, and individuals with autism, whether they are new to the diagnosis, or have been traveling this journey a long time.
FREE Video Resources:
PDF documents (click on each title to access free PDF document):
THE SOCIAL RESPONSE PYRAMID KIT:
This pdf document contains all the pieces necessary to have your own Pyramid discussions at home or in the classroom! It also contains discussion templates, colored social contexts, and instruction sheets. Find out more about the Social Response Pyramid by clicking here.
This pdf document contains all the pieces necessary to have your own Pyramid discussions at home or in the classroom! It also contains discussion templates, colored social contexts, and instruction sheets. Find out more about the Social Response Pyramid by clicking here.
Electronic Contracts
This pdf document contains important information about the use of electronics such as television, computer, video games, and phones. It also contains sample electronic contracts, and contracts that you can personalize for use at home!
This pdf document contains important information about the use of electronics such as television, computer, video games, and phones. It also contains sample electronic contracts, and contracts that you can personalize for use at home!
My Growth Chart
Learn more from this pdf document about the four essential components of growing personally and interpersonally. Then use the included spreadsheet to encourage your children to plan their days to include each of the components. This basic plan will simplify your days, and teach your children valuable problem-solving and time management skills, along with basic budgeting!
Click here to see an explanation of The Tree Analogy!
Learn more from this pdf document about the four essential components of growing personally and interpersonally. Then use the included spreadsheet to encourage your children to plan their days to include each of the components. This basic plan will simplify your days, and teach your children valuable problem-solving and time management skills, along with basic budgeting!
Click here to see an explanation of The Tree Analogy!
Another resource by Laurel, which can be purchased from Amazon:
Hand-in-Hand: A Story About Asperger Syndrome...and a Very Significant Friendship Join Rory Hollander and his cousin Alyssa as they navigate one week of their final year of high school, appreciating their unique friendship even while acknowledging the ways it will change in the near future. Asperger Syndrome, mutual understanding, helpful strategies, and respect are just part of this busy time in their lives, along with both positive and negative relationships, college plans, job prospects, and creative writing assignments. Regardless of your age or related experience, as you hear their story, and use the enclosed discussion guide, you’re likely to increase your understanding and appreciation for people with Asperger Syndrome and other forms of autism, and add to your toolbox of strategies to help yourself and others experience social success. NOTE: The book can be purchased as a hard-copy or Kindle edition (or can be borrowed for Kindle).
FREE articles by Laurel Hoekman:
The following articles by Laurel (founder of Social Incites, LLC), provide additional information and strategies for parents and educators: (More articles coming soon!)
You can also access a variety of FREE articles by Laurel on the Social Incites(TM) blog on this site.
To subscribe to our Social Incites(TM) blog, click here. To read past issues, click here.
- EXPLAINING A DIAGNOSIS (Our coaching services can also help you understand and explain a diagnosis!)
- PEOPLE WITH AUTISM: WHY DO THEY DO WHAT THEY DO?
- PROVIDING SENSORY INTEGRATION ASSISTANCE
- STRESS-FREE HOLIDAYS?
- SANTA, EASTER BUNNY, AND OTHERS...
- DEALING WITH ANXIETY
You can also access a variety of FREE articles by Laurel on the Social Incites(TM) blog on this site.
To subscribe to our Social Incites(TM) blog, click here. To read past issues, click here.
- I have not subscribed to the news letter all that long, but now that I do, I literally cannot wait to check my e mail when I know it is coming! It is such a valuable resource for working with small children with ASD! I try to learn and implement something from almost every news letter I receive. Whether it is a new idea, or an AHA moment that lets me know I am doing the right thing for a certain child. It validates what I am doing and feeling, it makes me laugh and smile and yes at times even cry! It helps validate that I truly do belong working with children with autism. Thank you so much for always providing great ideas!!!!
- Excellent Resource. I enjoy the newsletters and find them very informative.
- We are in the UK and struggle with accessing appropriate medical and educational services for our 9 year old son, with ASD. The weekly newsletter means that despite our struggles with outside organizations we remember our son and his importance in our family and in his own life. Without it, we might be in danger of forgetting who actually matters.
- As a clinician, this is an excellent resource to direct families to following diagnosis. I also use it to obtain information and resources to use with the families. I appreciate Laurel's positive perspective and way of looking at things.
Keep up the great work! - Thank you for taking the time to send out the newsletters. Lots of very good topics
- I look forward to reading Laurel's e-mails when they appear in my mail box. I enjoy applying the tips I have learned when interacting with the children with autism at my job in the resource classroom. You have taught me patience and respect for those who struggle with the day-to-day challenges of autism. For that, I thank you!
- I like the weekly email blasts that provide a perspective some times that you don't hear from other literature out there.
- I am a preschool special ed teacher who tries to help everyone with everything. I enjoy the insights shared in the newsletter. I received permission to adapt one of the newsletters for a parent handout, and I appreciated Laurel's willingness to share.
- As an educator you provide a great service/resource to my ECSE parents and peers. Laurel's news letters are super for my parent ed group.
- In one of the weekly articles last year, Laurel wrote about "appropriate behavior" and how that language puts the judgment of the behavior in the observer. That really stuck with me and now I use the term "effective behavior" to describe target behaviors for students. That is the one article I share on a regular basis
- I love the weekly article from Laurel. I teach students on the autism spectrum and the articles are very helpful. I often share them with general ed teachers who have my students.
- As a teacher with a nephew who is severely autistic, I enjoy using this website and Social Incites(TM) to help spread the word of social awareness. I believe our work has indeed taken hold on society. When my nephew was diagnosed 18 years ago, not too many people were aware of autism was and what type of challenges he faced.
- I love the emails! They keep me informed, give me ideas and reminders of ways to work with and respond to my son. Thank you!
- As a provider for individuals with autism or Asperger's syndrome, Laurel's weekly e-mails provide me with continuous positive support for what can sometimes feel like a an impossible job. I truly enjoy the real life examples presented in her newsletters, as I am usually able to connect her anecdotes to experiences I have had with individuals I have or am currently working with. Keep it up!
- I enjoy the e-mails that I read from Laurel. There have been many occasions when I have had tears in my eyes while reading the e-mail because it means so much to me when I know that there is someone out there who really "gets it." I benefit from each and every e-mail that I receive. Thank you for all that you do!!
- I have been receiving Laurel's newsletter for the past 2 years and I've utilized the articles in many ways. I have shared many of the newsletters with parents that I work with as well as provided important insight to the instructional assistants I train on a daily basis. That information has helped bring so many subjects to light for the assistants and general education teachers. Each article provides a clearer picture of what it is like to have autism and what we all can do to assist students to interact with our "neurotypical" world. Thank you for providing great weekly articles that put the world of ASD into a very manageable perspective.
- We are so thankful for your insight given in your weekly notes, as we walk this journey with our kids. A daily struggle to maintain a peaceful, respectful environment in a world filled with the opposite is a true test at times. Thank you for your time, hard work & endless dedication.