Social Thinking's Award-Winning Products

Your trusted source for social emotional learning resources

For more than 25 years, Social Thinking has touched the hearts, minds, and lives of more than 2.5 million people of all ages. As the premier publisher of social emotional learning resources, our products have been adopted and implemented by thousands of schools, clinics, and families throughout the world and by some of the largest school districts nationwide. They trust us to create, publish, and promote quality products that teach the evidence-based social concepts, teaching scaffolds (e.g., treatment and conceptual frameworks), and practical strategies, tips, and tools, which are all part of the Social Thinking® Methodology or align well with our core beliefs:

Teach social competencies, rather than social skills
We are all social learners on a lifelong journey
Treat the individual, not the diagnosis
Help individuals meet their social goals
Break down information to build up social competencies
Be aware of our own biases and how they impact how we work with clients
Learn from and with our social learners, both Neurodivergent and neurotypical

We invite you to browse our award-winning products and discover for yourself and your children, students, or clients why these works have been recognized with prestigious awards.

We Thinkers! Series for Ages 4-7

We Thinkers! Volume 1 Social Explorers Deluxe Package

We Thinkers! Volume 1 Social Explorers Deluxe Package Ages: 4-7 Our premier social emotional learning package for children ages 4–7 helps develop foundational social competencies. The multiple award-winning We Thinkers! Volume 1: Social Explorers includes five storybooks and a thorough unit-by-unit curriculum. The storybooks correspond to and support detailed lessons for teaching five evidence-based concepts that establish a common social vocabulary for early learners and are fundamental to all social experiences. These practice-proven materials are designed for both neurotypically developing children and those with social learning differences and/or challenges to strengthen perspective taking, self-awareness, and so much more. The We Thinkers! series is loved around the world by kids, parents, and professionals alike! Learn more

$124.99

We Thinkers! Volume 2 Social Problem Solvers Deluxe Package

We Thinkers! Volume 2 Social Problem Solvers Deluxe Package Ages: 4-7 Building on the core social concepts and vocabulary introduced in We Thinkers! Volume 1: Social Explorers, multiple award-winning Volume 2 provides the structure, curriculum, storybooks, and support materials to teach executive functioning and social problem solving to neurotypical children ages 4–7 in a classroom setting, as well as to Neurodivergent students who might have social emotional learning differences and/or challenges. Includes our groundbreaking Group Collaboration, Play and Problem Solving (GPS) Scale, observation and scoring tools, and related differentiated play activities. Five storybooks introduce five Social Thinking® Vocabulary and concepts: hidden rules and expected and unexpected behavior, smart guess, flexible and stuck thinking, size of the problem, and sharing an imagination. Use only after Volume 1! Learn more

$179.99

Superflex Series for Ages 5-10

You Are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking to Kids, 2nd Edition (Storybook)

You Are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking to Kids, 2nd Edition (Storybook) Ages: 5-10+ A multiple award winner! This first storybook in the Superflex Series introduces the foundational concepts of social observation from the child’s perspective. It encourages kids to become “social detectives” to observe the social world and learn a few of the unique Social Thinking Vocabulary to help them figure out what is happening across different contexts. You Are a Social Detective! 2nd Edition is an award-winning storybook that should be taught over an extended period and revisited often to encourage social learning in all contexts. Learn more

$29.99

Superflex® 2nd Edition Kit: Curriculum, Storybook, and Visuals

Superflex® 2nd Edition Kit: Curriculum, Storybook, and Visuals Ages: 7-10+ New! Updated & Expanded. Empower your students to activate their superpowers of flexibility, self-awareness, executive functions, self-regulation, and more with the new Superflex® 2nd Edition Kit: Curriculum, Storybook, and Visuals. This eagerly awaited new edition of the bestselling Superflex® Curriculum package has undergone extensive updates and changes to now feature inclusive images, neurodiversity-friendly language, new Superflexes, revised Thinkable & UnthinkaBot characters, Bot powers, visual supports, and much more. The revised curriculum provides a structured teaching approach with 25 evidence-informed, interactive quests (lessons) and a step-by-step guide for how to introduce each lesson, ideas for what to say and do, visual supports & downloadable resources. Quests include a teaching PowerPoint presentation to bring the characters and concepts to life and increase student engagement and participation. Learn more

$74.99

Superflex Takes on Brain Eater and the Team of UnthinkaBots, 2nd edition

Superflex Takes on Brain Eater and the Team of UnthinkaBots, 2nd edition Ages: 7-10+ Superflex Takes on Brain Eater and the Team of UnthinkaBots, 2nd Edition introduces readers to the UnthinkaBot Brain Eater who uses attention-grabbing powers (DistractoBots) to distract Social Town citizens’ brains from focusing. Brain Eater can pull our attention away from what we are supposed to be doing, what others are talking about, or using our brains to focus on things at school or home. In this storybook, Aiden is a boy who sees his classmates having trouble focusing on getting ready for school learning in class. Aiden transforms himself into Superflex Aiden and joins readers on a journey to the Superflex Academy. This storybook is part of our Superflex Series, which is designed to help children learn about their own strategies for self-awareness and self-regulation across a variety of situations. Learn more

$28.99

Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of UnthinkaBots™, 2nd Edition

Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of UnthinkaBots™, 2nd Edition Ages: 7-10+ New edition with UnthinkaBot characters and important updates! The UnthinkaBot Glassman (aka Glassy) can be found in the brains of many Social Town citizens, both kids and adults alike. Glassman confuses people’s understanding that problems can come in different sizes for all of us. In this new edition of this popular illustrated storybook, readers follow Superflex Aiden as he takes on Glassman and the ExplodaBots. Readers get a taste of lessons at the Superflex Academy and learn strategies that give them tools for understanding their emotions and strategies to help self-regulate. Learn more

$28.99

The Zones of Regulation Series for Ages 5-11

The Zones of Regulation: A Curriculum Designed to Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control

The Zones of Regulation: A Curriculum Designed to Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control Ages: 4+ New updated emotions illustrations! This popular, easy-to-use framework and award-winning curriculum teaches strategies for managing emotions and sensory needs to individuals ages 4+. Rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy, the framework uses four colors to help individuals identify how they are feeling in the moment given their energy, emotions, and level of alertness, creating a colored system to guide them to metacognitive strategies and tools to support regulation. Help students learn how to understand and regulate their emotions, manage their sensory needs, and become more self-aware and skillful problem solvers. Learn more

$59.99

The Road to Regulation & The Regulation Station: Understanding and Managing Feelings & Emotions | 2-Storybook Set: The Zones of Regulation Series

The Road to Regulation & The Regulation Station: Understanding and Managing Feelings & Emotions | 2-Storybook Set: The Zones of Regulation Series Ages: 5-11 A multiple award winner! Two award-winning storybooks engage children ages 5-11 in learning The Zones of Regulation framework and curriculum. The first, The Road to Regulation, describes and explains four different emotional zones and how we feel in each of them. Through an imaginary adventure to “The Regulation Station,” the second storybook introduces the use of “tools” (strategies) to help students identify ways they can manage their different feelings at school and home. Learn more

$49.99

The Road to Regulation Poster | The Zones of Regulation Series

The Road to Regulation Poster | The Zones of Regulation Series Ages: 5-11 Adapted from the colorful layout in The Regulation Station storybook, this 24” x 18” poster is a flexible, real-time reminder of the four steps needed to (1) recognize your feelings, (2) identify your Zone, (3) choose a tool, and (4) use the tool to help regulate your feelings experienced across different situations. Use it at home, school, or clinic to review information with children while reading the 2-Storybook Set and to support lessons from The Zones of Regulation curriculum. Learn more

$16.99

Tools to Try Cards for Kids: Regulation Strategies to Focus, Calm, Think, Move, Breathe, and Connect | The Zones of Regulation Series

Tools to Try Cards for Kids: Regulation Strategies to Focus, Calm, Think, Move, Breathe, and Connect | The Zones of Regulation Series Ages: 5-10 A choice rich, portable strategy card deck to help kids ages 5-10 metacognitively explore and practice over 50 regulation tools at home, in school, or in therapeutic and community settings. The award-winning 4" x 6" two-sided strategy cards are divided into 5 categories that describe strategies to focus, calm, think, move, breathe, and connect developed from lessons in the popular The Zones of Regulation book. Learn more

$24.99

Tools to Try Cards for Tweens & Teens: Regulation Strategies to Focus, Calm, Think, Move, Breathe, and Connect | The Zones of Regulation Series

Tools to Try Cards for Tweens & Teens: Regulation Strategies to Focus, Calm, Think, Move, Breathe, and Connect | The Zones of Regulation Series Ages: 11+ The award-winning Tools to Try Cards for Tweens & Teens is a multisensory strategy card deck that helps students explore, choose, and practice 50 regulation tools at home, in school, or in therapeutic and community settings. The 2-sided cards are divided into 5 categories that describe strategies to focus, calm, think, move, breathe, and connect. This hands-on metacognitive supplement to The Zones of Regulation curriculum pairs well with Navigating The Zones game and its supplemental Advanced Pack for additional levels of play. Learn more

$24.99

Ages 4-11

Make Social and Emotional Learning Stick—2nd Edition

Make Social and Emotional Learning Stick—2nd Edition Ages: 4-11 Parents and teachers! Here are 185+ user-friendly, adaptable activities, demonstrations, and rehearsal opportunities to support social emotional learning in early learners in diverse social settings—from the dinner table, to the school setting, to the greater community. Using contributions from numerous social learning experts, this handbook helps build social emotional competencies with a focus on consistency, modeling, play, and practice. By making a "social learning diet" part of everyday life, social learners develop verbal and nonverbal language, listening skills, understanding of hidden rules, perspective taking, emotional self-regulation, and more. Learn more

$21.99

When My Worries Get Too Big! A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live With Anxiety

When My Worries Get Too Big! A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live With Anxiety Ages: 5-9 The thought of "losing control" can cause major problems for children who live with anxiety. Now, parents, teachers, and students have a helpful tool that provides young children with the opportunity to explore their own feelings with parents or teachers as they experience and react to events in their daily lives. Engaging and easy to read, this award-winning and illustrated children's book is filled with opportunities for children to participate in developing their own self-calming strategies to feel relaxed and ready to focus on work—or play. Learn more

$18.99

Ages 10+

Social Thinking and Me (two-book set)

Social Thinking and Me (two-book set) Ages: 9-12 Our best-selling curriculum for children ages 9-12, The Kids’ Guidebook introduces select Social Thinking Vocabulary through colorful illustrations and easy-to-understand content. This award-winning two-book set provides the teaching tools to break down complex social concepts to make it easier for interventionists to teach and for students to learn. Thinksheets for Social Emotional Learning includes multiple mini-lessons for in-depth exploration of each chapter of The Kids’ Guidebook to help build social learners’ metacognitive awareness and develop practical strategies. Kids enjoy becoming stronger social observers and problem solvers. A natural fit for school, clinic, and home. Learn more

$69.99

Social Fortune or Social Fate: A Social Thinking Manga-Style Map for Social Quest Seekers

Social Fortune or Social Fate: A Social Thinking Manga-Style Map for Social Quest Seekers Ages: 10+ Award winning and kid friendly, this graphic novel-style book uses comic strip scenarios to teach about common social and emotional chain reactions. Co-developed, critiqued, and inspired by Neurodivergent tweens and teens, this book represents the 10 social scenarios they most often encountered. Readers will get to see the choices of three characters and the outcome of those choices (social fortune or social fate). Designed to show “both sides of the [choices] coin,” the book allows students to read the book forward or backwards. Readers also get to see how protagonists’ choices are tied to their own thoughts, their actions or reactions, which ultimately impact how they feel. Each scenario includes either an analysis and strategy codes to decipher the characters’ choices or an “autopsy” for a better understanding of what happened and why. Learn more

$27.99

Ages 14-18+

Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults

Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults Ages: 14-22 New edition! All-new language, content, and book cover design featuring artwork by a Neurodivergent artist! Teen and young adult readers give rave reviews of this award-winning “get real” guidebook with anime illustrations that helps social learners sail the stormy seas of dating, texting, lies, and everyday relationships. Targeted social emotional strategies encourage readers to better navigate their social worlds, develop stronger social competencies, and manage social anxiety. Interventionists (parents, caregivers, and professionals) appreciate how it better equips them to explain the Social Thinking® process, helping young adults learn to use metacognitive strategies to navigate to self-regulate within social situations. Use the free Socially Curious Thinking and Reading Guide with the book to enrich the social learning and conversation. Learn more

$29.99

Starving the Anxiety Gremlin

Starving the Anxiety Gremlin Ages: 12+ This must-have anxiety management workbook helps children ages 10+ understand why they get anxious and learn about the different types of anxiety. Based on the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principle that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, this award-winning book shows how to use simple, practical techniques to manage anxiety in its many forms, including phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Kids can learn independently through the fun activities and real-life stories from others struggling with the same challenges or explore the workbook with the guidance of a parent or professional. Learn more

$21.95

Social Thinking at Work: Strategies for Understanding and Navigating the Workplace 2nd Edition

Social Thinking at Work: Strategies for Understanding and Navigating the Workplace 2nd Edition Ages: 18+ This award-winning book unpacks the power of our social cognition. It’s written for both neurotypical and Neurodivergent adult readers to better understand the powerful ways in which we “read” not only what people mean by what they say, but also how others perceive how we emotionally relate. This book is also a good primer for neurotypical employers/employees or HR departments to read about the experiences and perspectives of Neurodivergent coworkers and perhaps develop empathy for the complexity of the bi-directional social learning process. Provides practical strategies for how to effectively work in a group, understand the hidden rules of the social world—including workplace etiquette and politics—and build relationships. Learn more

$29.99

Autism Society of America Literary Book of the Year Award

Each year, the Autism Society of America presents a number of awards to individuals and organizations in recognition of their commitment to the autism community. Award winners are announced each year at the Autism Society’s National Conference and Exposition. Nominees should exemplify positive impact on the quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum differences.

Best Book Awards

Best Book Awards, sponsored by American Book Fest, is now in its 19th year and one of the largest mainstream book award competitions in the United States, evaluating thousands of book entries from all sections of the publishing industry—mainstream, independent, and self-published. Stellar industry judges highlight and award titles in 90 categories based on design, content, and overall appeal.

Creative Child Book of the Year Award 2021

Creative Child Awards

Creative Child Magazine's Awards Program is unique in that all products submitted are reviewed by moms, educators and early education professionals. Therefore, every product that is reviewed is by the very people who would purchase them.

International Book Awards

The International Book Awards program (IBA), sponsored by American Book Fest honors outstanding books in 90+ categories on a global scale. Thousands of books from all sections of the global publishing industry--independent, mainstream, and self-published—are evaluated by expert industry judges who award one winner and five finalists for each category.

Mom’s Choice Awards®

The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) evaluates products and services created for children and families. The program is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. The organization is based in the United States and has reviewed thousands of entries from more than 40 countries.

Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

Presented by Jenkins Group and IndependentPublisher.com, the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading. Awards are given in 42 print book and six e-book categories covering the full range of subjects, styles and age groups that children’s books are written and published in today.

National Parenting Product Awards

The National Parenting Product Awards (NAPPA) is one of the longest running and most respected awards programs in the country. With more than three decades of experience in the industry, we have been continuously celebrated as the "go-to" source for parents and professionals seeking the best products for their children and families.

Helping You Help Others

Using our evidence-based Social Thinking Methodology, which has evolved based on all we’ve learned from working with Neurodivergent individuals, their families, and their teachers, we’ve emerged as a leading publisher of social emotional teaching and learning resources, referred to as Think Social Publishing, Inc., Social Thinking Publishing, Inc., or simply Social Thinking. While our methodology was originally designed to help those with social emotional learning differences and/or challenges (e.g., ADHD, social communication differences, language learning differences, brain injury, autism spectrum differences levels 1 & 2, etc.), mainstream classrooms are also adopting aspects of our methodology for use with all students. We are humbled and proud to collaborate with so many Neurodivergent individuals, parents, and professionals from around the world and continue to update, innovate, and create new responsive materials to better support and represent our diverse and growing communities.

We are deeply committed to providing quality, practical information that is rooted in research, built upon real-world experiences, and is responsive to the needs of the people for whom it is designed to help throughout their lives. We’re also working hard to be aware of and edit our materials to control for subconscious biases toward race, gender, and neurodiversity within our trainings and what we publish and distribute.

Parents & Families

Testimonial Thank you doesn’t seem enough for all that your teachings have done for me and my family! They have been a lifeline for me to re-connect with my 9-year-old. Everything you publish is 100% applicable. Keep up the amazing work!

Parent of 9 year old

Elementary School

Testimonial Social Thinking has completely changed the environment of who we are as a whole. Thank you for providing us with such rich social and emotional resources. The impact that your resources make are life changing and early intervention is key. Your curriculum is truly amazing! I bought into Social Thinking about 9 years ago and will use this as long as I am in education.

Natalie, Resource Teacher

Schools

Testimonial I appreciate how the Social Thinking Methodology links social intent/thinking and the common core or school based standards. This connection, and the understanding that exists, is so crucial to every member of a student's school community.

Peggy, 3rd Grade Teacher

Mental Health & Clinicians

Testimonial The Social Thinking Methodology is the philosophy that I ascribe to professionally. It serves as my guide through assessment and intervention.

Greg, School Psychologist

Speech Language Pathologists

Testimonial I love how realistic the approach is, and doable! Based on real clinical experience adaptable to individual needs/strengths. Great that all the vocabulary is simple, easy to understand, and not full of professional shop talk.

Amy, SLP

Parents & Families

Testimonial Social Thinking’s program has given me the much needed tools to communicate in a meaningful way with my 9-year-old son. Thank you. The stress level in our house has decreased along with the meltdowns. He is able to come out of the meltdowns much more readily.

Tammy, Mom of 9 year-old boy

Adult Clients

Testimonial I am a professional, high-functioning 37 year old woman diagnosed as being on the spectrum two years ago. The Social Thinking Methodology is by far the most helpful resource I have encountered. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it changed my life. Your concrete examples are extremely helpful.

Autistic Adult

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Leadership Recognition & Awards

Since its inception in 1995, our development and evolution of Social Thinking®, a metacognitively based teaching methodology, has focused on helping children, students, and clients explore how the social emotional world works in face-to-face interactions and within academic lessons to help them better navigate to regulate within the social world. Social Thinking has been a pioneering leader for more than 25 years because we unpack complicated elements within the social world to teach how to develop competencies that are applied when sharing space with others, engaged in social emotional interactions and within academic learning. Our mission is to help both interventionists (professionals and family members) and social learners from ages four through mature adulthood in understanding how the social world works, to help each of us better navigate to regulate within that world, whether we are neurodiverse or neurotypical.

Michelle Garcia Winner, Founder & CEO of Social Thinking has received numerous awards and honors for her groundbreaking work in the field of social learning.

Dr. Pamela Crooke, Chief Curriculum Officer of Social Thinking and co-developer of the Social Thinking® Methodology, has coauthored numerous award-winning books with Michelle Garcia Winner.