Adaptations in Autism: Social Skill Development and Stimming

Children with autism often experience social impairments. These include deficits to social awareness, cues and communication. Social skills typically develop through processes of reciprocity and social reinforcement. Children on the spectrum do not develop typically in these ways. They are internally stimulated and often unaware of or uninterested in the awareness of others. Pro-social behavior… Continue reading Adaptations in Autism: Social Skill Development and Stimming