What’s Happening

Social skills are one of the most commonly identified deficits in individuals with ASD, yet remain one of the hardest sets of skills to figure out how to teach. Many intervention approaches focus on imitation, modeling and reinforcement of discrete social skills however research indicates only marginal impact. With so many professionals studying social skills, why are we still getting it wrong? The first common mistake is looking at social skills as a rote list of skills to be taught. To be socially successful, one needs to know how to access and apply their social knowledge in constantly changing situations. To date the Relate Program has taught over 300 Manitoban Families some of these very same teaching techniques and ideas. We are now making this available to professionals. This professional workshop series is presented by the Relate Program of the Rehabilitation Centre for Children, and is based on Relationship Development […]