– People Skills for Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Guide for Parents
TalkAbility offers a wealth of practical strategies that parents can build into their child’s everyday life. These strategies help children gain both the social and special language abilities for successful conversations and friendships. Benefits for Parents and Professionals:
Parents:
The strategies you learn in TalkAbility are child-centered, meaning they make the most of your child’s unique enthusiasms, strengths and preferences, as well as the everyday routines and interactions that are comfortable for them. By using TalkAbility strategies, you help to expand your child’s conversation and play skills in the context of the things, people and topics that matter to them, making the learning both meaningful and ongoing. You also learn how to better understand your child’s perspective and how to help them understand yours, which may help you connect and have more fun together.
Professionals:
If you’re an SLT or other professional who supports families of autistic children who are speaking in sentences and are having conversations, TalkAbility can be a beneficial addition to your clinical toolbox.