Welcome back Supporters!

Come out and join us for a Roundtable discussion on Social Skills and Behavior! People with ASD often find themselves trying to learn behaviors that a typical person knows. There are many challenges in this area. It is often confusing and causes anxiety for all parties involved. I hope to share and learn strategies that will help my child with the following:

• social interaction (difficulty with social relationships, for example appearing aloof and indifferent to other people)
• social communication (difficulty with verbal and non-verbal communication, for example not fully understanding the meaning of common gestures, facial expressions or tone of voice)
• social imagination (difficulty in the development of interpersonal play and imagination, for example having a limited range of imaginative activities, possibly copied and pursued rigidly and repetitively).

Social skills and social situations need to be broken down, explained, and practiced so children with an ASD can absorb them at a level that makes sense to them.

I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at the meeting!