Sometimes individuals with autism who have not previously conversed with people begin using phrases and sentences to communicate with others. What are some things we can do to encourage conversation?
Listen Now: Standard Podcast [4:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download or continue readingPresence. In order to carry on a conversation, your friend with autism needs someone to talk to. Take time throughout the day to sit quietly and just chat. Sometimes you’ll want to sit face to face (like at a table or a booth at the ice cream shop) and sometimes sit side by side (like on a porch swing or the couch.) Don’t try to fill all the silences. Just relax and take time to listen. The key to success is for as many people as possible to spend short bits of time throughout the day in casual conversations that are uninterrupted by television or schedules or other distractions.Topics. When most folks begin talking, we tend to focus on nouns. So we teach the names of different items and celebrate when a person can label objects correctly. But emerging language involves so much more than nouns. You can encourage phrases and sentences in casual conversation by looking at books or family photos t
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