A child on the Autism spectrum will not set out intentionally to cause stress or upset anybodies feelings. They will not misbehave or harm simply out of fun or mischief.
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disorder that affects the individual’s brain and the way the individual processes information, communicates, uses language, thinks, acts, reacts and uses their imagination. These common characteristics of autism are called social skills deficits.
The common characteristics of autism will often make a child on the autism spectrum appear rude, aloof even arrogant at times. However this is not intentional, an individual with autism spectrum disorder will be brutally honest and say as they see it, be uninterested in appearing cool and oblivious to public opinion.
These are not bad characteristics, just difficult to understand. However for parents with autistic children these common characteristics of autism can make life extremely difficult and at times stressful.
Tactics to teach children with autism social and communication skills and behaviours are useful, research does suggest parents report significant improvements in social behaviours.
Using Tactics to teach children with autism such as Autism Social Stories does help. Autism social stories are short descriptive stories like a social script or framework for the skills or behaviour needing to be taught.
Using visual images which most autistic children find easier to understand and first person text the social story breaks the skill down into relevant social cues and shows the person with autism spectrum disorder what to expect and what others will expect from them.
Answering the “wh” questions – who, where, why, when and what as well as offering an insight into the verbal and non verbal communications of others, social skills stories can help support as well as teach social and communications skills, thus reducing stress and inappropriate behaviours.
To learn more about how using Tactics to teach children with autism like autism social stories will help your child visit: http://www.autismsocialstories.com
