{"id":2654,"date":"2023-08-01T11:03:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T11:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2024-06-14T11:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:58:04","slug":"school-aged-children-with-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/school-aged-children-with-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Social Competence in School Aged Children with Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/directory\">School<\/a> Aged Children with Autism: Developing social competence in children with Autism is imperative, as it significantly impacts their<br \/>\nability to form social relationships, maintain friendships, and succeed academically. Socially<br \/>\ncompetent children are better at communicating with peers, working in groups, and understanding<br \/>\nthe rules of conversations, including nonverbal cues. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/what-is-autism-spectrum-disorder\">children with Autism<\/a> often face<br \/>\nchallenges in social communication, leading to various deficits in their social skills.<\/p>\n<h2>School Aged Children with Autism: Common Social Communication Deficits in Children with Autism:<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2572 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-mikhail-nilov-8654293-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A young boy with autism covering his eyes with his hands, a common behavior seen in children with autism during social interactions.- Autism Connect\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-mikhail-nilov-8654293-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-mikhail-nilov-8654293-294x196.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-mikhail-nilov-8654293-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-mikhail-nilov-8654293-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Difficulty taking turns in play or conversation.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Inability to engage in conversation effectively (initiating, maintaining, ending conversation). They<br \/>\noften use repetitive or irrelevant statements to start a conversation.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Difficulty understanding emotions. They may find it hard to understand that they should<br \/>\napologize if someone is upset with them.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Challenges with personal space, often standing too close to others.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Struggling to ask for clarification when they don&#8217;t understand.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Difficulty inappropriately requesting and greeting others in various situations.<br \/>\n<h2>Parental Tips to Develop Social Skills:<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2569 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7055083-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A woman and her daughter sitting at a table with fruit, promoting social competence in school-aged children with autism.- Autism Connect\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7055083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7055083-294x196.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7055083-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-pavel-danilyuk-7055083-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2010 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/istockphoto-1213542722-1024x1024-transformed-300x193.jpeg\" alt=\"A family with a child on the autism spectrum shopping together in a supermarket, promoting social skills development.- Autism Connect\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/istockphoto-1213542722-1024x1024-transformed-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/istockphoto-1213542722-1024x1024-transformed-305x196.jpeg 305w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/istockphoto-1213542722-1024x1024-transformed-768x494.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.autismconnect.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/istockphoto-1213542722-1024x1024-transformed.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0Encourage small talk about topics like weather, traffic, holidays, favourite food, and movies.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Promote initiating conversations through greetings or asking common questions.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Engage in interactive board games\/guessing games that emphasize turn-taking, encourage<br \/>\nasking questions and also improve teamwork.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Hold family conversation time, allowing the child to choose topics that interest them, ask<br \/>\nquestions, and share opinions.<\/li>\n<li>Watch movies together and discuss them, asking open-ended questions What was your<br \/>\nfavourite part in the movie? Which character you like the most and why?<\/li>\n<li>Prepare the child for social situations like birthday parties, providing guidance on appropriate<br \/>\nquestions to ask, and how to greet others.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Teach the child how to request in their daily routine effectively.<\/li>\n<li>Instruct the child on using different greetings for different situations, e.g., &#8220;Merry Christmas&#8221;;<br \/>\nduring the holiday season, \u201cGet well soon\u201d for someone who is unwell.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Encourage observation of others; conversations to learn social cues (&#8221; social spying&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Use recorded voices with different emotions for the child to identify and understand.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Play dumb charades with different body language cues for the child to interpret.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Teach the child to maintain personal space by standing at an arm&#8217;s distance during the conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School Aged Children with Autism: Developing social competence in children with Autism is imperative, as it significantly impacts their ability to form social relationships, maintain friendships, and succeed academically. 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