Most children with autism fall behind in their idiom comprehension and never fully reach adult levels. Their comprehension of idioms are likely related to their ability to understand the intentions and feelings of others.
While ordinary people seem to love using idioms, metaphors and figurative speech, whether to aid communication or simply to make life more interesting, for people with autism they simply make no sense. Sometimes children with autism can take things very seriously and have trouble accepting that a phrase may say one thing yet mean something completely different.
They tend to be visual learners so try to use drawings and social stories as this is a good way to convey meanings of idioms.
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While ordinary people seem to love using idioms, metaphors and figurative speech, whether to aid communication or simply to make life more interesting, for people with autism they simply make no sense. Sometimes children with autism can take things very seriously and have trouble accepting that a phrase may say one thing yet mean something completely different.
They tend to be visual learners so try to use drawings and social stories as this is a good way to convey meanings of idioms.
PHOTO CREDIT: www.123rf.com
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