Building on early interaction and communication

Aims:

· Gain an understanding of the development of social

communication, social understanding and working together skills

· Develop an understanding of strengths and differences in communication and interaction experienced by autistic children and young people who have conversational communication skills

Contents:

· Explanation of the differences in the development of social understanding and social communication and exploration of why making friends and working together can be challenging for autistic children and young people. This will include

of masking and the impact of this

· How to adapt your communication and interaction style to better suit autistic children and young people

· How to use visual approaches to help young people understand social situations and have an awareness of the perspective of

others. These strategies and interventions utilise the visual learning strengths of autistic children and young people

· Android vs Apple and the Double Empathy problem; facilitating and supporting communication across different Neurotypes

· How to support social engagement in a neuro-affirming way.

Introduction to visual strategies for supporting emotional understanding and regulation