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Why autism education needs to change

Zoe Thompson

Our kids have missed the developmental steps that enable them to think and respond adaptively in social situations (which are everywhere in life).  Schools need to help our kids to develop these competencies otherwise they are at an unfair disadvantage compared with their typically developing peers.

In my blog, I discuss why teaching 'social skills' is not enough (and doesnt work).

http://notnigellanotjamie.blogspot.com/2011/03/why-teaching-social-skills-doesnt-work.html

Blog includes a hilarious clip of 2 toddlers having a non-verbal 'conversation'.

Enjoy!

Zoe  x

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  • Could you clarify what you think should be achieved here? My impression is that the social interaction issues do not go away (I've still got mine but I've improved my formal interaction vastly).

    Can what you are proposing alleviate the difficulties in informal social situations where pragmatics are important?

    Or are you hoping to improve how children handle formal communication?

    It would be invaluable to be able to reduce social difficulties. However the timeframe from measures taken in childhood to seeing the outcome in teens or adulthood is quite a long one, so it would be a while before the fruits of these improvements were manifest.

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  • Could you clarify what you think should be achieved here? My impression is that the social interaction issues do not go away (I've still got mine but I've improved my formal interaction vastly).

    Can what you are proposing alleviate the difficulties in informal social situations where pragmatics are important?

    Or are you hoping to improve how children handle formal communication?

    It would be invaluable to be able to reduce social difficulties. However the timeframe from measures taken in childhood to seeing the outcome in teens or adulthood is quite a long one, so it would be a while before the fruits of these improvements were manifest.

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