Often, allied health, psychology and even educational professionals are tasked with providing social skills courses or groups to Autistic children. Unfortunately, such courses regularly teach Autistic children to mask or suppress their organic Autistic ways of being and privilege non-autistic social interaction. However, if they are done well, social skills programs can be used to build bidirectional understanding and empathy between Autistic children and their non-autistic peers. When approached from the double-empathy construct, social skill programs can be a conduit to a cultural exchange and, ultimately, be neuroaffirming and neuroinclusive for Autistic children.
Join us to learn more about the principles underpinning neuroaffirming social skills, in which Dr Melanie Heyworth will explore some of the more standard approaches to teaching Autistic children social skills and show you ways that you can innovate to provide respectful, inclusive support to the Autistic children in your care, and to their peers. Learn why certain non-autistic social skills are simply not appropriate or useful for Autistic children, and how you can construct social skills programs that will foster genuine social connection and friendships.
“This webinar included practical strategies that I can apply and was reaffirming that there is no one size fits all approach..”
– Allied Health Professional
You will also receive:
- Further reading and a downloadable research reference list
- A professional development certificate will be issued upon completion.
Delivery:
On-demand webinar, so you can learn at a time that works best for you.
Duration:
2.5 hours
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