Social Communication Cues for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Conditions ─ How to Give Great Greetings, Pay Cool Compliments and Have Fun With Friends

Varughese, a pediatric speech-language pathologist who works with children with autism and Sensory Processing Disorder, presents a program that outlines social communication cues for parents and professionals to use to help children ages three and seven with autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified, Asperger's, social or generalized anxiety, Pragmatic Language Disorder, and Sensory Processing Disorder navigate their social world and interact with peers. Cues include initiating and maintaining interactions, body language, understanding the perspective of others, eye contact and gaze, emotional regulation, and developing humor. Each chapter progresses from early to later-developing skills and has vocabulary tips for verbally prompting children and ways to decrease these cues, and tips for using cues in other environments. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Tarin Varughese is a speech-language pathologist and strong proponent of early intervention. She holds a Master’s Degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of the Pacific in Northern California. She has worked with children for going on 20 years. For the last 12 years she has focused her attention on helping children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Sensory Processing Disorders to improve their communication abilities and develop improved social skills. Tarin lives in Davis, California, with her husband and two sons.