I am support worker working in a supported living house for 4 gentlemen (ages 19-30) three of whom identify as autistic which prevents very differently for each of them. I am mainly hoping to find some advice on how best to support the lad I am keyworker for "Harry" (not his real name). Harry presents as non-verbal, he is 19 and in his final year at school. It is his first time in supported living but has stayed at residential school for a while. Harry struggles to engage in any form of communication other than occasional hand grabbing and intermittent use of a couple of objects of reference. He has quite a bubbly personality but is very much (for want of a better phrase) 'self-absorbed'. He very much enjoys walking around the house or outside and doing jigsaws or playing on his iPad without interaction with anyone. I need any advice or tips of how I might be able to approach Harry in such a way as to get him more involved with activities. I want to stress that if he simply doesn't want to that's absolutely fine, I just want to make sure I am providing the best opportunities in the most accessible ways I can. Any advice would be fantastic!
