"Includes photocopiable worksheets"--Cover

Conversation train. Starting a conversation -- Taking turns in conversation -- Staying on track -- Changing topics -- Ending the conversation -- Putting it all together -- Conversation train worksheets. What do the different parts of the train mean? -- Hello words, how are you words, switch track words and goodbye words -- Fix the mixed-up conversation -- Things you can love can make you go off track -- People you know and what they are talking about -- People you know and what you both like talking about -- Two-person, on-track worksheet -- Choosing the right words with different people -- Keeping track of staying on track -- Conversation train coloring pages

"This inventive color picture book uses the metaphor of a train to teach basic conventions of conversation to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). This highly visual approach to conversation is ideally suited to children with ASDs aged approximately 5-13."--