Communication Skills

Speech Therapy Information And Options For Parents of Autistic Children

Speech therapy can help autistic people and this article covers several important aspects, including guidelines on finding a qualified speech therapist. What Is Speech Therapy? A field with an extensive range, speech therapy treats speech and communication disorders. In children, those with developmental disorders are helped to understand and use spoken language in a …

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Simple Tips on Improving Conversational Skills in a Child with Autism

Communication Skills / By Strickland, D

One of the biggest difficulties people with Autism Spectrum Disorder tend to have is with communication and social cues. Social interaction can be confusing and downright frustrating on both ends. It can lead to miscommunication, awkward moments, bad first impressions, and unfortunately, many kids with autism are ostracized for being “weird”. This can all stem …

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Tips on Communicating with People with PDA

Communication Skills / By Strickland, D

Over the many years we’ve been on this planet, we’ve invented many forms of communication. We can talk face to face, write, sing, text, email, call, sign, use morse code, and even speak through a message in a bottle. Despite all of this, we tend to still have trouble communicating as people. Misunderstandings happen, bad …

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PDA Symptoms in Adults and How to Help

Behavior Management, Communication Skills / By Strickland, D

Ever heard of PDA? No, not Public Displays of Affection. I’m talking about Pathological Demand Avoidance. I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t, as it’s a relatively new diagnosis that isn’t actually recognized by the DSM-5, but it’s considered by experts to affect a subset of people on the autism spectrum. People of the autistic …

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Speech Therapy for Kids: How It Works and How It Can Help Your Child

Communication Skills / By Strickland, D

Speech therapy is a very common form of therapy that instead of working on the mind or the body, it works on: Expressive language, or the use of words, sentences, and gestures to convey information to other people; clarity in speech The ability to understand words that are spoken The ability to use your voice …

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