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Development of skills for Training interaction and communication course in children with autism Anna Manoleva

Training program...  Presentation  Work in small groups  Groups discussions  General discussion A handbook for parents - a manual for specialists

Children with autism …

Theoretical concept - Basic features of the interactions Interaction Communication Comprehension “ Speech ”

General scheme of speech and language therapy for autistic children Elements of Children with Adults autism: interaction: can: Have unsocial Reasons Give them reasons for interaction reasons Have unsocial Ways Develop their ways for interaction ways Escape Opportunities Give them situations for interaction opportunities

Work in small groups  10 working groups  4 working cases • Alexander • Emi • Daria • Tedi

Element 1 Elements of Children with Adults autism: interaction: can: 2 main groups of reasons: Have unsocial Reasons Give them reasons for interaction reasons  Self-oriented reasons  Socially-oriented reasons Have unsocial Ways Develop their ways for interaction ways Escape Opportunities Give them situations for interaction opportunities

Behavioral Desire for regulation interaction Refuse to receive something Attract other’s attention Initiate interaction with others Socially-oriented reasons Refuse to do something Request assistance Self-oriented reasons Protest/reject the actions of Greet /Hi, Bye/ others Express basic needs Show something interesting to others ( water, food, toilet, sleep ) Joint attention Request a desired object Share something interesting with others Request a desired action Request the other to do Comment the actions with others something Give information to others Request information from others

Task 1 30 min Elements of Children with Adults autism: interaction: can:  Read the cases  Fill in the form Have unsocial Reasons Give them reasons for interaction reasons  Find all reasons for interaction Have unsocial Ways Develop their ways for interaction ways Why does the child interact? Escape Opportunities Give them situations for interaction opportunities

Element 2 Elements of Children with Adults 5 main ways of communication :  interaction autism: interaction: can:  Basic forms Have unsocial Reasons Give them  Why does the child reasons for interaction reasons  Non-verbal forms  Verbal forms interact? interaction Have unsocial Ways Develop their ways for interaction ways  Alternative forms Why does t  Comprehension Escape Opportunities Give them situations for interaction opportunities

Basic Non-verbal Verbal Alternative Comprehension forms forms forms forms Reaction to other’s Crying Pronounce single Exchange of Orientation from interaction sounds once pictures or photos the context of the situation Eye contact Screaming, Pronounce single Use gestures Orientation with the Looking at the others tantrums sounds for long visual support Joint attention Pushing with Pronounce syllables Use written words Understanding Looking at the same hand or phrases single words object Joint attention Pulling with hand Combine syllables in Technological Understanding one Looking at the same words devices word instructions place Attract other’s Head shaking Use single words Understanding attention simple sentences Give and take the same Using a person’s Use short phrases Understanding object hand for complex sentences instrument Turn-taking in the Taking others to Use simple sentences Understanding the situation same game the place “here and now” Imitate other’s actions Pointing Use complex Understanding past sentences tense Echolalia Understanding future tense Understanding abstract things

Task 2 30 min Elements of Children with Adults  interaction autism: interaction: can:  Read the cases  Fill in the form Have unsocial Reasons Give them  Why does the child reasons for interaction reasons  Find all ways of interact? interaction communication Have unsocial Ways Develop their ways for interaction ways How does the child communicate? Why does t Escape Opportunities Give them situations for interaction opportunities

Element 1+2 Elements of Children with Adults  interaction autism: interaction: can: Have unsocial Reasons Give them How does the child  Why does the child reasons for interaction reasons express his/her interact? interaction Have unsocial Ways Develop their needs and wishes ? ways for interaction ways Why does t Escape Opportunities Give them situations for interaction opportunities

Child’s needs and wishes Ways of communication Refuse to receive something Without any reaction Refuse to do something Eye contact Protest/reject the actions of others Joint attention Express basic needs Crying Request a desired object Tantrum Request a desired action Facial expressions Request the other to do something Gestures Attract other’s attention Vocalizations Request assistance Syllables Greet /Hi, Bye/ Words Show something interesting to others Phrases Share something interesting with others Sentences Comment the actions with others Written words Give information to others Alternative devices Request information from others Technological devices

Task 3 30 min Elements of Children with Adults  interaction autism: interaction: can:  Read the cases  Fill in the form Have unsocial Reasons Give them  Why does the child reasons for interaction reasons  Find the child’s way interact? interaction to express his/her Have unsocial Ways Develop their ways for interaction ways needs and wishes Why does t Escape Opportunities Give them situations for interaction opportunities

Element 3 Elements of Children with Adults  interaction autism: interaction: can: Have unsocial Reasons Give them Different strategies  Why does the child reasons for interaction reasons to provoke interact? interaction Have unsocial Ways Develop their the child to communicate ways for interaction ways Why does t Escape Opportunities Give them situations for interaction opportunities

Opportunities to Some ideas: provoke the interaction  Make the child’s access to Keep favourite things visible for the child but on higher shelves favourite things difficult  Put favourite things visible for the child but in a locked cupboard  Give the child toys, which he will need assistance to use Offer the child complex and difficult to use toys  Give the child combined toys or sets of toys  Instead of a whole pack of biscuits, we give the child Give the child desired things biscuits one by one in portions  Instead of a whole cup of juice, we pour less quantity  Disprove the child’s React in a different way from the usual one  React in a different way from what the child expected expectations  Give or do something wrong  Wait before do something Decrease our attention to  Hide ourselves so that the child can look for us the child  Give the child a reward Material reward /food, a toy/  Verbal reward /Congratulations/  Action reward /a game, an activity/  Give one desired and one undesired thing Offer the child to make  Give two desired things so that the child can choose one choices among alternatives

Task 4 30 min Elements of Children with Adults  Read the cases autism: interaction: can:  Fill in the form  Why does the child Have unsocial Reasons Give them  Suggest strategies reasons for interaction reasons interact? interaction to provoke child’s Have unsocial Ways Develop their communication ways for interaction ways Why does t • for therapy sessions Escape Opportunities Give them • for home activities situations for interaction opportunities

Child’s Therapy Home needs and wishes sessions activities Refuse to receive or do something Express basic needs Request a desired object or action Attract other’s attention Request assistance Greet Show something interesting to others Share something interesting with others Comment the actions with others Give information to others Request information from others

Purpose of our work: Adults can: Give the child reasons for Satisfaction to Interaction with basic needs others interaction Develop the Speaking child’s ways of Crying and Alternative interaction tantrums communication Give the child Passive Choice and opportunities service initiative for interaction

Connection between interaction and language Elements of Children with Elements of autism: interaction: language: Have Reasons Use of unsocial for interaction language reasons Have Form of Ways unsocial language for interaction ways Content of Escape Opportunities language situations for interaction Comprehension of language

Language development in autistic children Elements of Children with Elements of autism: interaction: language: Quality Have Reasons Use of  Functional skills unsocial for interaction language reasons Have Quantity Form of Ways unsocial language for interaction ways  New skills Content of Escape  More skills Opportunities language situations for interaction Comprehension of language