Social Thinking
Teaching the unwritten rules of social interaction directly instead of expecting a child to pick them up intuitively, so kids can navigate friendships, classrooms, and group work with real understanding,
Social Thinking is a framework for teaching what's happening beneath the surface of social interactions: reading a room, considering what someone else is thinking or expecting, noticing how our own behavior affects others. Rather than drilling a list of rules, it builds perception as a skill.
Children who are bright and verbal but find the social world confusing. Kids who miss something unspoken that everyone else picked up on, or whose classroom challenges are as much about understanding group dynamics as they are about academics.
Working through real or hypothetical social situations, like a lunchroom conflict, a group project, or a misread text message, and talking through what each person in the scene might be thinking. Visual support and structured practice, followed by a conversation about what worked, what was surprising, and what to try differently next time.
“These kids aren't missing kindness. They're missing information. Once you make the hidden rules visible, they run with them.”