How to help students with ASD behave 'appropriately' in social situations.

Helping students with autism spectrum disorder build their social skills can be a challenge for speech-language pathologists.

In this video, I talk about why getting students to "act appropriate" isn't always the best way to focus your social-pragmatic language interventions.

I also share what to do instead, including the 3 essential skills needed to function in social situations.

For more information about how speech-language pathologists can support students on the autism spectrum and students with other social-cognitive issues, visit this blog post here:

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