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Most 3 to 4-year-old children can talk about past and future events, request, give information when asked, and initiate conversations. However, they are less able to display skills expected from a 6-year-old, including the use of metaphors/sarcasm/non-literal language, ...
The aim of this research project has been to examine how autistic adults communicate and interact on social media platforms. While the importance of online networking in initiating and maintaining social connections for autistic people is well recognised, little is known about whether, and if so how...
Autistic adults with limited speech and additional learning disabilities who are often excluded from design research are at the heart of this project. These are people whose perceptions, experiences and interactions with their surroundings are unique, but also are people who may not be able to ...
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Autistic children—and adults—often communicate differently to neurotypical people. Key characteristics of autistic speech can include less eye contact, focusing on the details rather than the overall gist of a conversation, and favoring literal meaning
Using gestures can be a diagnostic tool to anticipate potential spoken language delays. So, if children are not using gestures, there’s a good chance they will have difficulty expressing themselves later on. Fornonverbal autistic children, gestures serve as a bridge to spoken language by promptin...
Two studies were conducted to better understand how children with intellectual disabilities (ID) empathize with the feelings of others during social intera
Autistic children learn best with the use of visual aids. Teaching an autistic child the alphabet will be most successful if you use tangible alphabet letters. Educators must be willing to alter their teaching style to meet the needs of autistic students
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