SOCIAL SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS ON THE SPECTRUM

Social understanding and the use of pro-social behaviours are critical at any age. It is well established that explicit teaching of social understanding (the 'why') and social skills (the 'how') is an important area of the education of individuals on the autism spectrum. This day discusses ways of encouraging the development of social understanding and the learning and performance of social skills in real-life settings.

• Adjustments to the learning environment
• Structured explicit teaching
• Incidental teaching opportunities and on-the-spot debriefing
• Creative/collaborative alternatives to approaching social teaching
• Using prompts and visual reminders
• Ways of preserving/enhancing self esteem during learning

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