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The Conversation Train..by Joel Shaul

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$17.33 $27.95 In stock

Using a train as a metaphor, this book explains to kids on the autism spectrum how conversations work. The engine of the train is a greeting or conversation starter, the wagons are the speakers taking turns to listen and respond to each other, switching the track is changing the subject of conversation in a tactful way, and derailing the train is suddenly going off-topic. The book has illustrations, coloring pages, and worksheets to help kids in practicing what they learn.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Daniel ★★★★★

As a speech therapist, I love how the

John X. ★★★★★

My son finally gets why he can't just talk over people. The wagon idea — each speaker adds a car to the train — made turn-taking visual for him in a way nothing else has. We read it twice the first night.

Nicholas Q. ★★★★★

The train metaphor clicked for my son right away — he now calls greetings the engine and taking turns the wagons. We read two pages a night and he's actually pausing to let his sister talk.