Napoleon Dynamite - New Series!

Socially Impaired Movie (and we love it)

I know it's an older movie, but it's worth remembering.  Based on America's most awesome awkward teenager and his quirky family and friends as they struggle to navigate the social world. I actually can't think of a character in Napoleon Dynamite that doesn't have social cognitive deficits.  All age groups seem to like this movie, possibly because they can relate to many of the social dilemmas.  A 5 minute clip of this show can target all sorts of pragmatic goals. 

Therapy Target:

• Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors.  There are several instances that can be paused and used in a Social Behavior Map.  
• Thinking About You vs a Just Me person.  Each character involved in this cartoon is a Just Me person.  
• SUPERFLEX and RockBrain - Again, each character appears to have Rock Brain moments.  For those of you unfamiliar with Rock Brain, this is a character from Michelle Winner's SUPERFLEX Curriculum, and he tends to be inflexible with his thinking.  Take a guess what Napoleon, Kip, and Rock Brain have in common :-)