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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SED 585 - Autism and Social Communication


This course examines communication, including an overview of typical social communication and atypical social communication development in autism, assessments of communication, augmentative communication supports, visual supports and the interrelationships between communication and socialization. Students develop the awareness and the necessary skills to conduct informal observations of social communication abilities to identify supports that match the individual’s learning needs. Students learn strategies to collaborate with teachers, family members and related professionals to increase social skills and social communication. Using a combination of observation, practice sessions, lecture and project-based earning, students apply their knowledge of social communication and supports across the autism spectrum.

Prerequisites & Notes
SED 528

Credits: 3