Children with ASD demonstrate wildly differing levels of social skills. What are some commonly seen social skill differences of children with ASD?
What will be an ideal response?
Children with ASD often demonstrate the following impairments in their relationships to peers, their nonverbal communicative behaviors in social exchanges, and their use of imitation and symbolic play.
• Less often imitating other people’s actions, movements, and vocalizations.
• Low rates of initiation and response, and in establishing joint foci of attention.
• Use fewer nonverbal gestures and they use a more limited range of facial expressions.
• Tend to pay less attention to other people’s displays of emotion and they demonstrate fewer acts of empathy or shared emotion.
• Show interest in the world and the people around them.
• Lack eye contact, have fewer interactions with others, and have a hard time learning to take turns and share.
• Have trouble interpreting or understanding other people’s feelings, and might not want to be held or cuddled.
• Say whatever comes to mind even if it is inappropriate.
• Children with ASD have difficulty interpreting what others are thinking and feeling.
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