| Autism Talk | | | | even pays to talk back about it. |
| Reflective activities are major with children | | | | Children with high and low verbal skills can take |
| through Autism. No matter how skill level there is | | | | the opportunity of hearing you repeat and add to |
| a reflective activity possible for each child. It may | | | | what they say. Some children with autism will |
| be at times difficult to work out the reflective | | | | even begin to repeat what you have cleverly |
| activity but it is possible. Autism Talk | | | | added to the conversation and internalize it. |
| | | | Autism Talk |
| If you have ever seen younger children acting out | | | | The use of reflective activities does have to be |
| something that happened during the day, that is a | | | | more structured for children with autism. Typical |
| reflective activity. Some children talk and talk and | | | | children and adults do it naturally without even |
| talk. If you listen to what they say many times | | | | having a name for it. We may need to lead |
| you will find they are going over what has | | | | children with autism to talk about their day. They |
| happened during their day. Autism Talk | | | | could even draw about their day as a reflective |
| A child with autism can and needs to do the same | | | | activity. Don't let your love ones suffer anymore! |
| thing. Some of our children with autism can speak. | | | | Lead them out through Autism Talk program |
| The conversation may not be totally clear and | | | | now! |
| may even be single words but it pays to listen. It | | | | |