The Dance of Conversation: Connecting You & Your Child with Special Needs

A good conversation is the glue that holds relationships together. By talking to each other we learn about each other, share our interests, develop new ideas, and empathize. Many kids with social challenges see conversation as a “rapid dance.” It requires you to display joint attention, take multiple perspectives, read subtle non-verbal cues, demonstrate flexible thinking, listen actively, maintain joint attention shifts, and respond using verbal skills which include word selection, grammar, idioms, slang and vocal inflection. This is not an easy thing to do for a child with difficulties taking in the big picture, or who finds it hard to look at a communicative partner.  Friendship Circle Blog   http://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2015/02/18/the-dance-of-conversation-connecting-you-and-your-child-with-special-needs/?utm_source=Friendship+Circle+Blog&utm_campaign=808e31e828-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3ec270b4ae-808e31e828-199142745