| One of the important Autism Social Skills we need | | | | This gets more complex when our children get |
| to teach our children is personal safety. Personal | | | | older and when they become adults. It is not |
| safety can include the concept of stranger | | | | impossible though. There have been people with |
| danger, the concept of being able to decide if a | | | | Autism who have been able to successfully |
| place is a safe place to be, or even what to say | | | | testify against someone who committed crimes. |
| when questioned by police. One article can not do | | | | This took a lot of work by the people involved. |
| justice to this topic so this will be a beginning. | | | | The prosecutor did not even think it was possible. |
| Children with Autism do not have the social skills | | | | The instance happened in Texas worked with the |
| for parents to be able to explain a situation and | | | | help of an Advocate for the men with Autism |
| the child to be able to figure out what to do. | | | | who were testifying. |
| Parents will want to develop specific processes | | | | What brings this to mind is a child with Autism |
| for what to do in a variety of situations. | | | | watching a man with a puppy. There was much |
| Then teach those processes as a set of rules. | | | | discussion with this child. It finally got to a really |
| The if (fill in the blank); then (fill in the blank) | | | | basic discussion, with a 13 year old with high |
| technique is perfect when teaching these types of | | | | functioning Autism that the man wanted to hurt |
| rules. This is a simple two step type of rule. A | | | | her privates. Then the if/then rule was taught. |
| simple example might be "If a stranger stops their | | | | That worked and was such a relief. |
| car and tries to talk to you; then you run home." | | | | |