| Autism Social Interaction | | | | typical framework of our social settings that is |
| Autism social skills enormously affect the behavior | | | | creating obstacles for them. These children with |
| of autistic individuals in social settings. Autism itself | | | | autism social skills often suffer from increased |
| can create problems for mortgage holders in their | | | | anxiety when they have to speak with others or |
| speech, language, or behavior. For some with | | | | discuss something in class. This type of anxiety |
| autism, language may be delayed, speech may be | | | | can be overpowering to the children and often |
| difficult for them, and there are often funny | | | | leads to even more pronounced inhibitions on their |
| things behaviors noted such as hand flapping or | | | | part. Autism Social Interaction |
| head banging. | | | | Most people figure out what creates unbearable |
| A person's symptoms will depend on many | | | | stress and we try to avoid situations that create |
| factors. For some individuals the effects of autism | | | | high levels of stress. For people with autism |
| may result in less obvious problems, they may | | | | almost every social setting can be fraught with |
| speak normally and may exhibit wonderful | | | | these very stressors. This means that many of |
| mastery of language. It may only be in social | | | | them will try to avoid the problem of stress by |
| behaviors that the extent of their autism is truly | | | | avoiding all social activity. When a child continually |
| noted. Children who have autism and autism | | | | avoids social encounters, they are also foregoing |
| spectrum disorders (ASD) have problems in most | | | | the opportunity to acquire social interaction skills. |
| of their social interactions. This is difficult for the | | | | With some autistic individuals, social skill deficits will |
| children and for the parents who want their kids | | | | then lead to negative interactions with their peers. |
| to be integrated into many different social | | | | Many of these children are met with rejection and |
| settings. | | | | they suffer from isolation, anxiety, and |
| Even though these children have some great | | | | depression. Having a way to help children learn |
| qualities to offer to the world and other people, | | | | social skills and actually be taught how to make |
| their autism social skills often holds them back and | | | | friends and create friendships will help. Parents and |
| some of these kids may never learn to develop | | | | teachers need to teach these skills, not just |
| true friendships. The autism prevents them from | | | | address them with words, and then they must |
| assimilating the normal, fluent "give and take" | | | | make certain that there are peers around who will |
| behaviors of conversation in a regular, everyday | | | | accept and understand these overtures from |
| setting. For most people interacting with others, | | | | autistic individuals. |
| making friends and developing relationships all | | | | Through more social interaction with teaching and |
| happen effortlessly. | | | | environmental modification, these children will begin |
| Children with autism social skills suffer utter failure | | | | to gradually learn the same social skills that most |
| with many of their attempts at any social skills. | | | | people take for granted. The best way to help |
| They truly do not understand what they are | | | | people with autism social skills is to recognize the |
| supposed to do or say and they are hurt when | | | | problem they are having and gradually introduce |
| their attempts at being part of a group are met | | | | them to social settings, very small groups at the |
| with failure or ridicule. With autistic children part of | | | | start, teaching them that they have nothing to |
| the problem lies with their own deficits such as | | | | fear. Over time, the size of the group and the |
| avoiding eye contact, lack of empathy or a | | | | length of the social setting can increase as their |
| diminished ability to infer what is of interest to | | | | confidence grows, but it is something that cannot |
| others. | | | | be rushed or forced. Don't let your child suffer |
| Some people think that these children are not | | | | anymore! Lead your child out of his world through |
| interested in interacting with others, but this is not | | | | Autism Social Interaction program now! |
| true. It is just their inability to work within the | | | | |