Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Autism and Expressive Communication


Expressive communication is a broad term that describes how a person communicates their wants and needs. This includes verbal and nonverbal communication such as facial expressions, gestures, vocabulary, and syntax. Students with autism suffer difficulties in using expressive communication. This creates many difficulties for students with autism because they will not be able to communicate the way they want with family, friends, or teachers. Students with autism will have difficulty in social interactions and communication with others. There are different ways that teachers can help students who suffer with poor expressive communication skills such as: teaching them to ask for help when needed, building off of the students strong points, providing scripts or templates, and simple things such as pausing and giving students more time to think.

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