Our children with autism need friends for many reasons. Some of the reasons our children are the same as typical. Some of the reasons are a little 'different for our children.
Of course, children with autism need friends to practice social skills. They must learn to share and turns. Friends are often longer than people with siblings. Brothers share location and parents. friends to share interests and time.
It 's a bit complicated when ourThe child has autism. Sometimes it does not seem to really friends. Our children as much time alone. Many of our children, like the rest. There is nothing wrong with that. Sometimes. In addition, most of the time.
The only problem is that in any other relationship. Friendship is different from the relationship between us and our children. It 'also different from that of the relationship between siblings. It requires different skills.
Sometimes parentsYears on the road before they consider friends. Children with autism are in a way that is difficult to describe a typical child of a single parent.
This is an area that we can change something. We need to plan in a strategic way than in previous years. dates during the year the child's short game, scheduled a visit to one of our older children are important. Put our baby in place to make friends is important.
Children go somewhere in the vicinityespecially on Friday night? There is a Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop? What about baseball? We will have to do their planning, probably more than many children who have autism. It 'possible that our children are only one or two friends.
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