autism

Social behavior is a constantly challenging piece in dealing with autism. Cues that are simply innate to the typical individual sometimes have to be taught to those in the spectrum. Because of the nature of socializing, new life lessons are always popping up and need to be dealt with. There are situations that can not always be pre-taught. One method that can be used as a teaching tool are social stories that discuss what happened using different characters in similar situations and what they could have done to deal with things in ways that are socially appropriate. As our kids age what was considered cute at one point may not be appropriate behavior as they age. This goes for all children and many adults too.

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