The+Unthinkables

"The Unthinkables" are part of Michelle Garcia Winner and Stephanie Madrigal's Social Thinking Curriculum. You can find more information at [|www.socialthinking.com].


 * "These Unthinkables have been around a long time and enjoy invading the brains of Social Town Citizens.**
 * Their goal is to defeat every human brain by getting people to do things that show they are not thinking about others."**


 * Rock Brain** - I make people get stuck on their ideas.
 * Glassman** - I make people have huge reactions.
 * Mean Jean** - I get people to act mean and bossy.
 * Brain Eater** - I distract people.
 * D.O.F. (Destroyer of Fun)** - I make people competitive.
 * WasFunnyOnce the Clown** - I get people to use humor at the wrong time.
 * Grump Grumpaniny** - I put people in grumpy moods.
 * Worry Wall** - I make people worry too much.
 * Topic Twistermeister** - I make people jump off topic.
 * Unwonderer** - I don't like people to wonder about others.
 * Body Snatcher** - I move people's bodies from the group.
 * Energy Hare-y** - I give people too much energy.
 * One Sided Sid** - I get people to only talk about themselves.
 * Space Invader** - I get people to invade other's personal space.

The hero is "Superflex", who uses his powers of flexibility and problem-solving to fend off these characters. Students are urged to channel their own heroic efforts to resist giving in to the words/thoughts/actions that these characters represent. They are asked to brainstorm the ways they take control of their own brains, and challenged not to let the Unthinkables boss them around or control what they do.