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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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    I have read the  threads with interest. It seems to me, Zoe, that you were a little bit harsh with longman, bearing in mind that, as a person with AS, he may at times be a little bit blunt. I myself have unwittingly offended a few people on discussion forums before. It can be difficult, as I am sure you will appreciate, for people with AS to think imaginatively and so see another person's point of view, however hard we try.

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    I have read the  threads with interest. It seems to me, Zoe, that you were a little bit harsh with longman, bearing in mind that, as a person with AS, he may at times be a little bit blunt. I myself have unwittingly offended a few people on discussion forums before. It can be difficult, as I am sure you will appreciate, for people with AS to think imaginatively and so see another person's point of view, however hard we try.

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