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This school offers a safe, warm and educational atmosphere for my child’s learning. Each and every day I feel comfortable with the program offered here for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. We, along with so many other Spectrum Services families, have benefited tremendously over the support and guidance that is shown to us daily. Melissa
Mother of Oliver
TIPS to help your child develop social communication skills

Juliet Weissberg, MA, Certified RDI® Consultant

1. Spend more time with your child – Interacting with your child in one-to-one activities is the most effective way to help her learn relationship skills.

2. Avoid asking questions whenever possible – rather, make comments or exclamations about what you think or feel about the situation – this will give your child the opportunity to:
      - focus more on you, rather than mostly on himself (social awareness).
      - think more about the situation.
      - respond spontaneously with his own feelings about the experience.

3. Slow down and pause frequently – children with ASD have a processing disorder – they need more time than the rest of us to process the world around them
     – slow down your pace of life – frantically going from one activity to another adds stress to your 
        child’s life that she may not be able to cope with.
     – slow down your interactions with your child to allow him time to think and figure
        things out for himself.