Autism Home Learning

Communication is powerful. Communication is a social process through which we send and receive messages to and from other people. There are many forms of communication, but often there is an emphasis upon speech, which may not be possible, nor effective, for some autistic youngsters. In this post I reflect upon ways to support your child's communication at home if they do not speak, or if speech is not their most effective means of communication. I do not provide training but suggest tw o key aspects to think about, developing: 1) early social communication & 2) functional communication. Communication is an exchange of information between communication partners.  Communication is essential in all aspects of everyday life. We communicate throughout the day for a variety of reasons. For example, we ask for instructions at work, we communicate with a partner to arrange who is picking up our children from school, we chat with friends etc etc. We communicate for functional and for