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About using cards in social skills teaching with children on the autism spectrum
There are some strategic reasons to use cards in social-emotional teaching and therapy with children. Cards can introduce a useful game-like dimension to the work. Much of what might be taught in a card activity might feel tired or discouraging without this playful aspect. Cards can help to break up the adult-child power dynamic. If the card asks a tough question instead of the adult, it might be easier for the child to give a solid answer. Cards can promote turn-taking in group work. The structure allows quieter kids to talk more and can help place reasonable limits on children who might be talking too much.
There are many activities on this website that include downloadable cards. Check them out.
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Welcome to Autism Teaching Strategies
I’m glad you found this website and blog.
I love learning about social skills training for young people with autism, and sharing ideas with other professionals who do similar work. In this blog, I will be passing on some of what I have learned.
In this blog, I share lots of ideas on how to help young people on the autism spectrum with communication, relationship skills and regulation of emotion. I offer dozens of resources for that you can download for free. Some are are also available here in German, Spanish and French and most are available in Polish.
Come back often. Let’s interact. Take away a few ideas, and leave a few of your own if you like.
Joel Shaul, LCSW
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