Child-Directed
Interactions
1
Describe Appropriate Behavior
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Allows a child to lead
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Shows you're interested
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Teaches concepts
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Models Speech
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Hold's child's attention
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Organizes child's thoughts about play
2
Imitate Appropriate Play
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Lets child lead
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Shows approval of child's choice of play
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Shows child you are involved
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Teaches child to play with others
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Child will repeat behavior
3 Reflect Appropriate Talk
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You don't control the conversation
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Shows child you're interested
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Shows acceptance and understanding
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Improves child's speech
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Increases verbal communication
4 Praise Appropriate Behavior
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Behavior increases
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Child knows what you like
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Increases child's self-esteem
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Adds warmth to your relationship
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Makes both parent and child feel good
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5
Ignore Inappropriate Behavior
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Avoids increasing bad behavior
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Decreases some behaviors
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Child learns to discriminate between things you like and
don't like
6 Don't Give Commands
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Doesn't allow the child to lead
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Can cause unpleasantness
7 Don't Ask Questions
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Leads the conversation instead of following
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Many are commands or require an answer
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May seem like you are not listening or disagree with the
child
8 Don't Criticize
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Doesn't work to decrease bad behaviors
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Often increases the criticized behaviors
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May lower the child's self-esteem
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Creates an unpleasant situation for you and the child
(This
information provided by the Marcus Center, Atlanta, Georgia)
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2001
Autism Rally, Conference, Hearings, and Caucus
Book
of the Week:
Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
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