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Teaching social skills in children with autism

Teaching social skills in children with autism

Teaching social skills in children with autism

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Teaching social skills in children with autism

30 Sep 2019
Weaknesses in social and communication skills are at the heart of autism spectrum disorder, and varying degrees of failure are seen from an early age. Many children with autism spectrum disorder have poor eye contact in the first few months of life or avoid it altogether. Like other children, they do not seem to want to be in the arms of their parents, and sometimes they may resist being hugged and caressed. Observing their behavior may lead us to conclude that they are unable to cleanse family members or that they do not feel anxious to be separated from others. They are less likely to seek parental consolation and more likely to express their feelings in unusual ways. Many of these children are unable to regulate and control emotions, which leads to some behaviors such as: crying in class, verbal outbursts, physical aggression and eventually social withdrawal. Of course, some of these children, especially those with high performance, have less or less obvious social withdrawal when they go to school. Instead, inability to date, weakness in continuing to communicate with friends, inability to play with peers, arousal, and inability to empathize may be evident. As children with autism spectrum disorder grow older, their social differences become more apparent. Unlike most of their peers, they do not have a natural curiosity about others and will not divert their attention from what they are doing in order to socialize with others. This is often the case in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders who prefer to walk around the playground or do activities alone instead of playing games with their peers. Here are some of the social skills needed by these children:
 
 
Dating skills
 
introduce yourself
 
Start a conversation
 
End the conversation
 
Join the group
 
Playing
 
Demand for attention
 
Offer help to the whole class
 
Praise
 
Suggest an activity
 
Commitment
 
Pardon
 
 
Skills to cope with emotions
 
Know your feelings
 
Express your feelings
 
Recognize the other person's feelings
 
Demonstrate understanding of the other person's feelings
 
Coping with someone else's forgiveness
 
Expressing emotions
 
Facing fear

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