Difficulty with social communication and developing relationships

Provision and / or strategies

Planning of class groupings and opportunities to develop social understanding and inference.
Group work is planned and used flexibly to promote independence from adults.
Organise small group / 1 to 1 tasks and activities, e.g. Lego based therapy
Promote a calm learning environment.
Be clear in your communication of expectations.
Ensure staff monitor at break and lunchtime and intervene with strategies to support peer interactions, e.g. teaching of structured games.

Last updated 3 September 2020