Social Skills
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) typically display some challenges with communication and social interactions. These challenges usually have a great impact on many aspects of the individual’s life, including relationships, daily living skills, academic skills and community skills.
Children with ASD may show deficits in one or all of the following categories of social communication and social interaction:
- social-emotional reciprocity;
- nonverbal communication;
- maintaining relationships.
Skills such as approaching others and initiating interactions, speaking and listening to others, considering others’ feelings and maintaining eye contact can be difficult to master for an individual with ASD. Some individuals may have a desire to connect and interact with their peers but may not have the appropriate skills to do so, while others may prefer individual activities.
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Webinar Series
In the following two-part webinar, you will learn more about ASD and social skills.
Part 1:
ASD and Social Interactions
The first part addresses identifying potential social skill deficits and establishing a priority. A specific teaching strategy is also presented.
Part 2:
Approaches and Strategies for Developing Social Skills for Individuals With ASD
The second part addresses two more teaching strategies as well as different approaches to support children with great challenges with language and social skills.