Your client can engage in 5 conversational exchanges, ask and answer WH questions, and tell you the difference between a stranger, an acquaintance, and a friend.

So what comes next?

The Chatterfly Curriculum: Communication Skills for Teens and Adults is a comprehensive, BCBA-developed clinical guide for teaching advanced communication skills to adolescents and adults. Designed for use in individual and group settings, the curriculum spans 542 pages and covers 69 goals across 15 skill areas, from finding common interests and suggesting plans to navigating the workplace, dating, and online safety. Approximately half of clinical guide consists of Client Resources & Materials that can be printed and used again and again across clients.

Each chapter follows a consistent structure:

• Clinical overview

• Measurable goals

• Structured in-session learning activities

• Homework

• Group activity options

• Troubleshooting guidance.

This curriculum is built on a neuroaffirming approach and promotes respect for individual communication styles. It fosters self-advocacy skills and encourages clients to build skills that serve their own goals and values by integrating ACT-based activities‍.

This curriculum pairs well with the Chatterfly Social Skills app, a BCBA-designed tool built on BST. The app helps support generalization and maintenance of skills as clients can practice each skill between sessions with Marin, an AI social skills coach who provides real-time conversational practice and feedback.

The curriculum covers the following skill areas:

• Making Connections and Starting Conversations

• Setting Communication Style Expectations

• Casual Conversations and Remaining on Topic

• Navigating Topic Shifts

• Making Small Talk

• Finding Common Interests

• Suggesting Plans

• Conversational Storytelling

• Perspective Taking and Offering Support

• Navigating Nonliteral Language

• Resolving Conflict

• Conversations with Service Workers and Healthcare Providers

• Employment and Related Communication Skills

• Dating Related Communication

• Digital Communication and Online Safety