Social Communication
Social communication refers to an individual’s ability to communicate efficiently using appropriate and expected social behaviours across a range of different social contexts. A person with social communication difficulties may experience difficulty with:
- Understanding basic communication rules, such as reciprocity (two-way interaction), and joint attention
- Using language for different purposes, such as greetings or requesting items
- Changing their language based on their audience or social setting
- Following conversation rules, such as turn-taking, providing the right amount of information and staying on the topic
- Reading and interpreting facial expressions and body language (non-verbal communication)
- Understanding expected and unexpected behaviours
- Utilising social problem solving strategies
- Showing flexible thinking
- Making and maintaining friendships
- Using social media appropriately.
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