To download the illustrated panels shown below, please click on the red link below:

Showing Concern Wall Display Download

To download 22 picture cards to practice showing concern, click on this next link below:

Showing Concern Picture Cards

 Autistic children and showing concern for others / empathy

Children on the autism spectrum often have great difficulty with this important skill.  They often spend less time observing others than typical children, and they might not notice another person’s distress.  They often are perplexed by the typical signs of upset feelings in another person.  They might have normal feelings of sympathy for the other person, but they might be at a loss regarding the necessity to express concern and the social conventions for going about it.

It is well known that there is quite a lot of variability in the distribution of empathy skills both among autistic people and among neurotypical people.  But even  autistic children who have a refined sense of feeling for others may lack in willingness and ability to show their concern and display it tactfully.

How to use the illustrated panels:

You can use them as a wall display.  You can also use them in preparation for role play practice.

I hope you find these materials useful.

Using the Showing Concern Wall Display panels in combination with the Showing Concern Picture Cards:

It is very useful to use both these resources together.

Joel Shaul, LCSW

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