![]() ![]() Try to be patient with your child – and yourself. You’ll probably need to go over these steps many times with your child. This is more polite than just saying ‘Goodbye’ and walking away. If you want to end the conversation, say something like, ‘Well I’d better be going now’ before saying ‘Goodbye’. Watch for signs that someone wants to end a conversation with you. Ask them to tell you when you say something that’s not OK, and to suggest a better way to say it. If your friends know you’re autistic, explain to them how this means that sometimes you say things in a different way, but that you don’t mean to upset them. If you’re not sure what you’ve done to upset someone, or if you’re not sure how someone is feeling, ask. If you make a mistake and upset someone, it doesn’t mean they don’t like you. For example, you can say the person’s hair is a nice colour, even if it isn’t. Will it make them feel uncomfortable? Will it hurt their feelings? Sometimes it’s OK not to tell the truth, if you think it might hurt the person’s feelings. Take a moment to think about how the other person might feel about what you say. It might not be good to say that you don’t like someone’s clothes, or to ask someone how much money they earn. Good things to talk about include TV programs, school lessons or sports. If you both like the same things, you could talk about these. Try talking about things that you know the other person likes as well as things that you like. If you think the other person is getting bored, ask the other person a question to keep the conversation interesting or to change the topic. Give the person a chance to ask you a question in return.Ĭheck whether the other person is interested or starting to look bored. Take it in turns when you and someone else are talking to each other. For example, you might say ‘Hi’ to a friend but ‘Hello’ to a teacher, or you might say ‘Grandma’ instead of your grandma’s name. What you say depends on the situation and the person you’re talking to. Next say something general, like ‘How are you?’ or ‘It’s nice to see you’.For example, ‘Hello, Morgan’, or ‘Excuse me, Morgan’. This will let the person know you want to talk to them. Or you can say ‘Excuse me’ if you want to get someone’s attention. Here are some good ways to start conversations: Or you say, ‘Excuse me’ and the person asks you what you want. Look for the signs that tell you it’s OK to start a conversation. If the person you want to talk to is talking to someone else, it’s good to wait until they’re finished, especially if the person is someone you don’t know. Wait until the other person is ready to talk to you Stand about an arm’s length away from the person. ![]() ![]() The steps below are designed so you can work through them with your child. Conversation skills for autistic teenagers: step by stepĪ step-by-step approach can help your autistic child start and take part in conversations. This can help with their confidence, self-worth and sense of belonging. work on managing anxiety and stress about conversations.Ĭonversation skills can help autistic teenagers build meaningful relationships and friendships with their peers.practise letting other people speak and not talking only about their own interests.learn that conversations involve both people speaking.Like all teenagers, autistic teenagers need to have conversations in many situations – for example, with friends, shop assistants, teachers or GPs.Ĭonversations have unspoken rules and social demands, which autistic teenagers might need support to understand and practise. ![]()
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