On this page I have added a small number of useful YouTube Clips which help explain some of the challenges children face when learning to communicate, socialise and acquire literacy.
Learning to Speak
- Why Interaction Matters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAFcJVJHLCU
Developmental Language Disorder
- Children explain DLD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-s02HWLb0
- When should we be concerned about late talkers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R56kaBK09g0
Social Thinking
- The Four Steps of Social Communication
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYz1SRy15M
- The Social Academic Connection
https://youtu.be/iEbxNnNzVTs
- Teaching Expected and Unexpected Behaviours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuUQlbZu6x8
Literacy
- How literacy works and making it easier for children to learn to read.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwv_kWZ5LJQ&feature=share
Autism
Tony Attwood has some wonderful videos addressing some of the issues in Autism. Here are a few:
- Autism in Women/Girls:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBOTkvM1mJw
- The Challenges at School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3oB7vEWLsE&t=95s
- Making Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OHnDIMTCbo
- Dealing with Anxiety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLoHfU-WEUw
The Importance of Play