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For more information on The Hanen Centre's resources and programs, please visit Overview 4 Stages of Communication Strategies to Facilitate Communication Follow your child s lead 4 I s OWL 4S s Communication Temptations Turn Taking Social Communication What is it? How does it relate to play? Deficits in Children with ASD How to promote social interactionsĢ Stages of Communication Own Agenda Requester Early Communicator Partner Social/Expressive/Receptive Language Characteristics at Stages Own Agenda Requester Early Communicator Partner Social o Minimal interest in others o No initiation/ responding o Pays some attention to you o Shares enjoyment o Pays attention to you and activity at same time o Initiates and responds o Initiates and responds o Some play with children Expressive o Cries, looks, sounds, smiles, reaches o Hand leading o Reaching o Gives, looks, signs, gestures, sounds, words, echoes o Spontaneous o Echoes o Gestures Receptive (Understands) o Almost nothing o Routines with cues o Words, some gestures and easy questions o Sentences o Many words Own Agenda Characteristics: Socially: Minimal interest in others No initiation/limited responding Expressive: Cries, looks, sounds, smiles, reaches Receptive: Hard to tell (very little understanding of verbal language)ģ Own Agenda Video Requester Characteristics: Socially: Pays some attention to you Shares enjoyment Expressive: Hand leading Reaching, body movements May use a few words/picture exchanges Receptive: Routines with cues Requester VideoĤ Early Communicator Characteristics: Socially: Pays attention to you and activity at same time Initiates, responds, takes turns Expressive: Uses signs, gestures, sounds, words, echoes and/or pictures to protest, request, greet, comment, etc.

The content of the More Than Words Program is drawn from the guidebook More Than Words a Guide to Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ( Sussman, 1999 ). 1 Developing Language and Communication Skills with Children with ASD Rita Dubé, PhD, R.SLP (C) Brianne Rayment, MSc, SLP, R.SLP (C) Portions of this presentation is based on information from More Than Words The Hanen Program for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
