Rylan is a teenager who has light perception only, autism, and significant challenges in the area of cognition and expressive language. His greatest interests and motivations are in people, swimming, music, and dogs. Some of his biggest problem areas are in the areas of
1. Emotional development/ Self regulation. He sometimes become angry, aggressive and uses bad language when he is expecting a specific activity and it does not occur, especially when the person he expects is not available.
2. Social interaction--tends to be passive, doesn't often initiate action or communication, most interactions are limited to one or two turns.
3. Expressive communication--limited mostly to requesting, rejecting/ protesting, using mostly single words, sometimes echoes adult speech to maintain an interaction. Topics for communciation are also very limited--mostly related to people.
Watch this video to answer the following questions:
1. What behaviors does he demonstrate that might invite others to be with him?
2. When is he most engaged?
3. What do I do to extend the interaction and balance turns and control?
4. What are the functions or purposes of communication that you observe in this video (from the following: requesting, protesting, naming/ labeling/ responding, pretending/ imagining/ playing)?
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