Improving Social Skills in Children with Autism

Dr. Mary Barbera discusses Teaching Play and Social Skills to Children with Autism. 👉👉 Parents and professionals: learn how to turn autism or early signs around with Dr. Mary Barbera’s proven resources: https://bit.ly/4iwyKEH 👈👈 One common misconception that people have about children with autism or developmental delays is that if you expose them to typically developing peers, they will naturally gain play and social skills. This kind of idea might lead a parent to put their child with autism in a preschool with the hope that that will be enough for them to learn. But actually, teaching a child with autism play and social skills involves a lot of work, and much of this work begins with teaching language skills. Today I want to share some resources and ideas about how to build the foundational language skills that a child with autism needs. Before you can get to the point where you teach a child about taking turns, having manners, and saying “I’m sorry”, you have to make sure you’re building on a foundation. I explain some of the basic skills, like pointing, that need to be mastered before further social skills, like sharing, can be developed. In today’s video you’ll learn: ✔️ How play skills, language skills, and social skills are all interconnected. ✔️ Some of the early red flags for autism, including hand-leading and lack of pointing. ✔️ Why early, intensive therapy can make such a difference in a child’s development. ✔️ Some strategies for parents and therapists to teach language, social, and play skills. 🔔 Subscribe for more #parenting videos: http://bit.ly/41c1tae 📝 Take the Barbera Early Childhood Assessment (BECA)™️ to find your starting point: https://marybarbera.com/assessment/?u... 📖 Get the free book resources here: https://marybarbera.com/new-book/?utm... 📚 Online toddler and school age courses: https://bit.ly/41Gir1m 💬 Subscribe on Facebook for more free resources: https://bit.ly/3tq3u6T If you enjoyed this video about acceptance and commitment therapy, and want more autism podcast episodes like this one, be sure to subscribe to the channel, like this video and visit my website below. If you have more questions, leave them down in the comments section, and I will do my best to answer you. Thanks for watching today's video blog, and let's #turnautismaround together! Interested in learning more about teaching a child with autism, special needs parenting, or other autism and special needs topics in the mental health in children niche? Visit us: https://bit.ly/3xFtCHV Contact us: [email protected] You can also connect with us at: Facebook: https://MaryBarbera.com/facebook Twitter: https://MaryBarbera.com/twitter 🧩 About Mary Barbera 👩‍⚕️ I'm Dr. Mary Barbera and I have been helping parents and professionals for more than two decades ago when my first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with a speech delay at 2 and then with autism at age 3. Since then, I became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Host of the Turn Autism Around podcast (with more than 1.7 million downloads), and best-selling author of two books (including my newest book Turn Autism Around: An Action Guide for Parents of Young Children with Early Signs of Autism). In addition to free content, I post daily across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. I also offer online courses for parents and professionals. Behavior Analyst BACB CEUs and Early Intervention contact hours are also included for professionals. Whether you have a toddler with speech delays and/or excessive tantrums or you're a parent or professional helping early intervention clients, I encourage you to subscribe to my YouTube channel and join me for videos almost every day that will help you increase talking, decrease tantrums, and improve eating, sleeping, and potty training!