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Stuck vs. Flexible
Social Thinking
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Stuck on your own ideas |
| Stretchy Like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | When we think in a new or different way about a situation. |
| Stretchy Like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | When we feel okay with others thinking different things than we do. |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | This type of thing helps you figure things out. |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | This type of thinking means you can stay calm and figure out social situations. |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | Expected behavior |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | Somebody does something that you do not immediately understand, but you use this type of thinking to figure out what they mean by what they are doing. |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | You understand that you have to think about what other people want or need, even if it's different from what you want. |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | Our brains are being flexible |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | Opposite of Stuck Thinking |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Thinking about only one thing |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Thinking only one way |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | This type of thinking means that you may become upset or frustrated and not be able to figure out social situations. |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Unexpected behavior |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | When you show this type of thinking, situations are more difficult and people can feel tense, frustrated, sad, or mad. |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Only thinking about what you want; not thinking about other people. |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Our brains are stuck |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Opposite of flexible thinking |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Always trying to get your own way |
| Rigid Like a Rock/ Stuck Thinking | Getting upset when changes occur in your routine |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | Trying to figure out how to be with other people without always wanting to get your own way |
| Stretchy like a Rubber Band/ Flexible Thinking | Accepting changes in your routine without getting upset |