autism | common focus | joint attention | orientation | parallel child | peers | school | social skills
This article describes how to use peers and play settings to improve social skills in the school.
Children with autism often have trouble paying attention (joint attention), reading social cues, and playing with their peers. Playing between children includes three steps: 1) being aware of another child (orientation), 2) playing next to a child (parallel child), and 3) playing with a child (common focus). In play settings, children with autism tend to stay far away from their peers. Children with autism learn social skills best when those social skills are taught by their friends. These social skills become even more important as more and more children with autism are included in a regular classroom.
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