Communication
For the child with autism, as language skills improve, so does behavior. The ability to communicate decreases frustration for everyone involved—the child and family members.
How We Do It
- We use verbalizations, PECS, augmentative communication, and sign language in a systematic approach.
- We make communicating fun and engaging, so that it is more easily reinforced for every individual.
- We teach the child to identify common objects, people, and activities in the environment.
Social Communication
- Reading a room
- Looking for social cues from others
- Socially appropriate ways to: enter a conversation, maintain a conversation, leave a conversation
- Socially appropriate topics of conversation
- Hidden Curriculum
Language Development
- Build vocabulary
- Identify common objects, people and activities in the environment
- Build language basics - attending, noticing, eye gaze, scanning
- Create motivation and excitement to share information