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- What techniques do you recommend for interacting with a person with ASD?
- What readings would you recommend to families to improve these aspects of communication and social interaction?
- What readings would you recommend to teachers to learn more about communication with students with ASD?
- How can you get a child to " listen " when they are not interested in doing so, without having to repeat the question many times or raise your voice?
- My son is 4 years old, and when he does something he shouldn't, I explain why he shouldn't do it, but I don't think he understands because he does it again. I don't know how to do it.
- How can I explain to my 6-year-old son the importance of giving other children space, not putting himself above others, and avoiding asking the same question repeatedly to avoid rejection from other children?
- I have a 14-year-old son with ASD and ADHD. How can I communicate better with him so that he doesn't become aggressive or angry every time I ask him to take a shower, do his homework, or put down his mobile phone, which he is very addicted to?
- Is it good to force children with ASD to interact with other classmates if they don't want to?
- When they are young or adults, how can we get them to leave the house if they also don't have a job? Is this isolation good for them?
- As a teacher, I struggle because with so many students, we lose sight of the needs of individuals with ASD. How can we help them and ensure they understand what we're saying?
- Can emotions be addressed with children with ASD in the school setting?
- What resources are available for adults with ASD? The few that families find are private and expensive.
- What strategies do you recommend to encourage the willingness to communicate using non-primary reinforcers in children with ASD and disabilities? Specifically, in cases of non-verbal ASD, without communication using pictograms or other alternative communication systems.
- How can we address their needs and reduce the anxiety they experience in everyday situations?
- How can you relate to a medical professional with ASD?
- What professional profile is best suited to work on communicative intent and interaction in people with ASD?
- How could the curriculum level be adapted to the profiles of children with ASD?
- How can we support a person with Asperger's Syndrome when we see that they are having trouble communicating?
What techniques do you recommend for interacting with a person with ASD?
Vanessa Pera Guardiola
Psychiatrist. Head of the Infant-Youth Field
Sant Joan de Déu Terres de Lleida
There are two patterns of interaction among children and individuals with ASD: one more inhibited profile, who struggle to initiate social interaction and tend to remain isolated, focused on their own interests; and another profile that seeks contact and connection with others but often fails to use appropriate strategies and also ends up experiencing difficulties in social relationships. Therefore, at a therapeutic level, it is recommended to work on social skills through everyday situations, for example, using role-playing techniques, both individually and in groups.
Sometimes it's not easy to communicate with a person with ASD, but don't be afraid to try.
Some practical tips might be:
- Ask their caregivers or family members what the best way is to communicate with the person with ASD. What they like, what makes them nervous, etc.
- Use simple language , without double meanings or ambiguities.
- Create or find the right context for communication to take place, trying to avoid excessive noise, stimulation, or light.
- Give the person with ASD enough time to respond.
- Be patient and don't expect them to respond in the way you would expect from someone without a neurodevelopmental disorder. It's necessary to make the effort to adapt to their way of communicating.
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Vanessa Pera Guardiola
Psychiatrist. Head of the Infant-Youth Field
Sant Joan de Déu Terres de Lleida