#079: Teaching Play and Social Skills to Children with Autism

Rather than simply hoping a child with autism picks up social and play skills, I believe that it's imperative for parents, caregivers, and therapists to purposefully teach these skills. But before a child can run, they have to learn how to crawl. I share the developmentally appropriate language skills, and some strategies to teach them, that can help children with autism develop a language foundation on which to build social and play skills.