Kindle Notes & Highlights
by
Susan Ashley
Instead, he finds his joy in getting the other person to act out the play exactly as he has it pictured in his mind.
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When the AD child does share an item, interest, or thought, he does so to inform rather than to share the experience.
Look for moments to express pleasure being in his company, commenting on how it is the shared experience that makes it fun: “I am having so much fun putting on this puppet show with you! It sure beats doing it alone!” Point out positive emotions you see him and his
playmate sharing: “Sure looks like you and Joanie are having fun together!” Place your child in the company of others who enjoy him. Don’t worry if this involves more adults than peers. The importance is giving him the experience of bringing pleasure to another person in the hopes that he feels good about it and wants to repeat the experience.
You can teach your child to socially reference by repeatedly prompting him to notice how the other person is behaving and feeling.
“Smarties candies.” The examiner opens the container and instead of Smarties, coins come out. The child is then told that their mother is going to be shown the Smarties container and the child is asked what she thinks her
mother will say. Children who have ToM say their mother will guess that the container has Smarties in it. Children without ToM will say their mother will say the container has coins in it. AD children do not understand that their mother does not know the examiner has played a trick and put coins in the container instead of the candy. They do not understand the difference between what they know and
In contrast, AD toddlers assume everyone knows what they know even if the other person was not there to observe it.
Most adults and children are familiar with the game of charades. One person acts out a behavior, word, phrase, thought, or feeling, and the other players have to guess what it is. AD children can be good at guessing behaviors or words but are quite poor at guessing feelings. Playing charades where the focus is on acting out feelings gives the AD child a fun way to learn how to read the emotions of others.
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How can I use shaping to improve my child’s behavior? Much of what
Backward chaining is very similar to shaping. It involves
