Superflex...A Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum, a curriculum that I often use with children, is written by Michelle Garcia Winner and Stephanie Madrigal. Superflex is a superhero whose superpowers are super flexible thinking and the ability to think about others. The villains in this curriculum are called the Team of Unthinkables and these characters attempt to invade people's brains in order to get them to do things that show they are not thinking about others. The first story in this series is entitled, Superflex takes on Rock Brain and the Team of Unthinkables, as is pictured below:

I typically use this book first to introduce the characters. In this book, Superflex takes on Rock Brain, who is a member of the Team of Unthinkables. Rock Brain makes people get stuck on their own ideas, making them only want to do what they want to do. I use this book as an introduction into the world of Superflex. I have found over the years that students really enjoy learning about Superflex and the Team of Unthinkables since these characters are fun, interesting, and sometimes funny! I have also found that students are more likely to admit that certain characters get into their brains when presenting problems in this manner. By making these difficulties of flexible thinking into characters, children feel more comfortable talking about how these characters get into their brains and how to get these characters out of their brains without feeling like they are bad children. It also allows adults and children to be on the same side of the fight (e.g. "Oh no, it looks like Rock Brain snuck back into your brain! Let's figure out how to get him back out again!"). The entire Team of Unthinkables can be seen below:

The most common Unthinkables that invade children's brains are the following:

Over the years, students have also created their own Unthinkables in my setting. Some of these characters are pictured below: