SOCIAL LANGUAGE
Social communication is the use of language in social contexts. It encompasses social interaction, social cognition, pragmatics, and language processing.
Social communication skills include the ability to vary speech style, take the perspective of others, understand and appropriately use the rules for verbal and nonverbal communication, and use the structural aspects of language (e.g., vocabulary, syntax, and phonology) to accomplish these goals. https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Social-Communication-Disorders/ |
Example 1.
Question: "Can you pass the butter?" + Literal Meaning: Are you physically able to move the butter? + Literal Response: "Yes" + Pragmatic Meaning: "(Please) pass the butter to me." + Pragmatic Response: Give the butter to the person asking. |
Example 2.
Comment: "Let's hit the sack..." + Literal Meaning: "Let us attack/hit a sack of some kind." + Literal Response: Hitting a sack of some kind (beans, rice, dirt) + Pragmatic Meaning: "Let us get ready for bed/sleeping" + Pragmatic Response: Go to bed. |
Example 3.
Comment: "You can say that again..." + Literal Meaning: "Repeat what you just said" + Literal Response: (Repeat what you just said) + Pragmatic Meaning: "I agree with what you just said" + Pragmatic Response: nodding that you agree with something |
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
"People with autism have challenges with communication and social skills. They often find it hard to have conversations and may not pick up on social cues. Some people with autism may not talk at all, and others may talk very well. But all will have some challenges making friends and communicating socially. People with autism also have some type of restricted interest or repetitive behaviors. They may focus on one topic, like cars or a television show, or they may be attached to a certain object or activity. A person with autism may not like changes in their schedule or changes in the way they do something. Autism can range on a spectrum from mild to severe, depending on how much these challenges affect everyday life..."
https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Autism/
https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Autism/
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Friends and Relationships
Everyone in life has to learn what and who a "real friend" is. However, being able to learn how to make, keep, and end friendships can be tricky... and is easier for some people, but very difficult for others.
Things that help kids make friends:
1. Smile 2. Say "hello" 3. Ask them a question (about themselves) 4. Listen to them 5. Be polite and kind (not rude or gross) 6. Join in an activity they want (don't be selfish) 7. Take turns talking and doing things (don't "hog" the time or choices) 8. Share things (ideas, jokes, food, feelings...) |
How adults make friends (not just romantic ones):
1. Courtship (think about the person's values, personality, history) 2. Flirting (get to know what the person likes) 3. Wooing (who would I like to be around with different activities?) 4. Dating (doing activities together) 5. Love (how can you help someone with their gaols?) |
How to know when someone is a good friend or a toxic friend:
Good friends: 1. Celebrate your success 2. Respect your alone time 3. Are caring and empathetic 4. Respect you and value your friendship 5. Enjjoy exchanging opinions 6. Believe your words 7. Call you because they miss you 8. Accept you the way you are 9. Know that everyone has their own friends 10. Know how to keep a secret (private information), but will also be honest with you |
Dating with social difficulties...
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Feelings, Emotions, Social Awareness
"Let's talk about your feelings and the feelings of other people..."
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Perspective Taking
(Facts/Opinions, Questions/ Answers, Problems/ Solutions)
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Idioms and Metaphors
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Jokes
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Telling jokes can be difficult for people who struggle with social cues or anxiety. A great article online talks about the struggles, but possibility, of people learning to tell great jokes...
"Outsiders often interpret anxiety and the awkwardness that accompanies it with lacking a sense of humor. But it’s not true. I’ve seen my son, Jordon, make a room full of strangers laugh...." - Michelle Hollow https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/my-health-story/can-kids-with-autism-crack-understand-jokes/ |
From WikiHow
PART 1: SETUP 1. Know your audience 2. Choose great material 3. Decide on a target 4. Have a realistic but exaggerate setup 5. Surprise with the punchline 6. Make the joke your own 7. Know your material PART 2: Getting the Deliver Right 1. Practice rhythm 2. Relax and act confident 3. Vary your voice 4. Pause before the punchline 5. Tell your joke with a smile, not a laugh https://www.wikihow.com/Tell-a-Joke |
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