Over the next few days I will be immersing myself in the world of Social Thinking.
The journey starts with a plane journey to Cork...
Feeling saturated. So much to take in. My take away thoughts:
- Check social attention no matter how verbally/ cognitively able the child may appear.
- If a child cannot attend they cannot interpret
- We can teach “hidden (unspoken) rules by talking about expected v unexpected behaviours in a given situation
- There are virtually no standardised test to assess a child’s social competencies involving verbal and non-verbal communication in the moment of interaction
- Joint attention is the doorway to social engagement
- We socially grow from social comparison
- Talking is not always a ‘data’ exchange
- If you do things that are unexpected you make people uncomfortable or have ‘weird’ thoughts
Looking forward to supporting my clients in developing their Social Thinking.....
By Sarah Winstanley