Autism Knows No Borders

Social Thinking, with Michelle Garcia Winner | TBT

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Discover what’s possible when we relate through emotions. 

A globally recognized thought leader, author, speaker, and social-cognitive therapist, Michelle Garcia Winner is the Founder and CEO of Social Thinking, a company devoted to helping individuals gain stronger social awareness and social functioning skills through the Social Thinking Methodology. 

Across her 30-year career, Michelle has created numerous evidence-based strategies, treatment frameworks, and curricula to help interventionists develop social competencies in those they support. 

In today’s conversation, we discuss:

  • Grouping students based on social needs rather than diagnostic labels
  • How to increase social competence through 4 main steps: attend, interpret, problem-solve, and respond
  • Complex social concepts, like nuanced perspective taking
  • What a typical session at Michelle’s clinic might look like
  • Why small talk is embedded in most social situations
  • Autistic empathy
  • Navigating the dating world
  • Maintaining friendships
  • Tips for autistic people going into a job interview 

    • To learn more about Michelle and her work, please visit our show notes at socialthinking.com. 


    This episode with Michelle Garcia Winner was originally released on March 2, 2023.

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