ABSTRACT

Chapter Four provides the following:

A recap of what social interaction difficulties may look like in children with ASD

Practical case studies to guide your thinking

Tips on how to support children to achieve success in the social environment

Activity sheets:

(S1) – A shared social experience

(S2) – A shared social focus

(S3) – Making a chance to interact

(S4) – Making interaction predictable by adding structure

(S5) – Adding social language

(S6) – Taking turns

(S7) – Taking turns – making it visual

(S8) – Using a turn-taking board

(S9) – Let’s chat – top tips for conversations

(S10) – Understanding others; foundations of theory of mind