I have a ten year old autistic child that cant function well with peers?

Question

I have a ten year old autistic child that cant function well with peers?

Answer 1

It is highly likely that your child wants to socialize however lacks the basic social skills to be able to.

I would suggest you look at any possible social skills classes in your area to try and help boost your child's social awareness as this can be really helpful.

Also try and be as open as possible with their peers about the Autism as children will generally be more accepting if they understand the reason the child is different.

Answer 2

Autism is expressed as a problem of communication, socialisation and imagination.  He will definitely not function well with his peers.

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Answer 3

I have a nine year old that does not function well with peers, he has an ABA intensive in home program and a tutor that attends school with him. He has made incredible strides and thanks to his socialization class he is much more sociable..

Answer 4

so, thats the prob with autistic people. If u accept that now it will be much easier to deal with later. (when ur child gets older

Answer 5

Think about your childs peer relations this way.  Lets say you bought something new that you had to put together - but it came without instructions.  We are all helped by having the step by step instructions of how to put something together.

It's like that for kids on the spectrum too - they don't have the instructions that tell them what to do first, what words to use and in the beginning you will have to help quite a lot by providing the words, structure and steps.

There are some good examples in "Things to say and do" by Linguisystems. I like and used the People and Places and Feelings and actions in particular.

http://www.linguisystems.com/

Another good source is a book called something like "Tools for teaching social skills" Boystown and girls town press.

So set up the encounter:

1 - Jimmy is coming over at 10:00

2 - You can play ______ or _____ for 15 min and Jimmy goes first.

3 - Then we will have a snack

4 - Then Jimmy gets to pick between ---- and ---- and you will go first.

5 When the clock says ___ it is time for Jimmy to go home

6 we will thank him for coming and say "see you later".

If you have a student over and just expect that they will interact and have a great time - it will not happen - you will have to provide the structure and framework so he learns what it looks like - then you will go on to teach something different.

Answer 6

There are a lot of things that you can get involved in as a parent to help you to understand Autism better, and to also understand where your child is coming from. Some kids will be more understanding than others though, just make sure to remember that! Patience is key :) God Bless you and your child.

Answer 7

Many children that are diagnosed with Autism have problems with functioning with peers. Most likely  there are social skills groups or peer groups your son can attend. Does he not have any special drs  (psychiatrists,psychologists, neurologists,  pediatricians,  speech/ language pathologist,  or an occupatiional thepsit or a social worker) any of those should be able to give you some good ideas on how to work on peer interactions with your child. Also depending on what  kind of issues he i shaving a visual schedule may help or even a choice board so your child does not get overwhelmed by  the change of routine and all of the stimulations that comes with being around peers.