Social communication challenges are core to the autism diagnosis, despite substantial within-diagnosis heterogeneity [9]. As an umbrella term, social communication includes an array of verbal and nonverbal behaviors including the use of appropriate language in a social context (i.e., pragmatic languag...
Speech/language therapists Social skills therapists have sometimes received training and certification in a particular therapeutic method. Individual therapists/researchers, including Carol Gray, Brenda Myles, and Michelle Garcia Winner, have developed programs and materials that can be useful in teaching, p...
In Sarah’s case, she worked with teachers, speech pathologists, and her parents, with a fun story about riding the bus, until she felt comfortable enough to take the next step. It helped her navigate around her roadblock in her own time, and on her own terms. More options Copy This...
Arjun was admitted to hospital after an episode of psychosis during which he heard ‘voices’ telling him he was useless and his speech was disorganised. He was treated with a second-generation antipsychotic. Although his ‘voices’ have receded, they have not completely gone. He is not receiv...
Children with Autism Spectrum disorders often have difficulty recognizing or identifying emotions and feelings. They often miss the facial cues that other people rely on to gauge the moods of others, or even of themselves. Teaching social skills such as recognizing or describing emotions and feelings...
Speech and language delays Difficulty understanding what others mean when they speak Difficulty using language appropriately to interact with others Trouble using social language, which make you seem rude Common social communication disorder examples include: ...
Thus, the CSBS puts communication at the center of the skills it assesses and provides a comprehensive summary of early communication and language. The CSBS has been used predominately in research on autism, especially by those in the field of speech-language pathology (Blume, Wittke, Naigles...
First, one paper compared 22q11DS individuals with/without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to a control group using abstract, ambiguous visual stimuli to assess ToM abilities [52]. The finding confirms that individuals with 22q11DS, regardless of ASD, have significant ToM impairments in both the ...
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children's social environments (e.g., popularity with peers, or peer victimization). Finally, policies are needed to improve clinicians' awareness that children with specific language impairments or conduct problems (as well as children on the autism spectrum) often show difficulties in social ...