Social Communication

Social Communication

Social communication refers to an individual’s ability to communicate efficiently using appropriate and expected social behaviours across a range of different social contexts. A person with social communication difficulties may experience difficulty with:

• Understanding basic communication rules, such as reciprocity (two-way interaction), and joint attention
• Using language for different purposes, such as greetings or requesting items
• Changing their language based on their audience or social setting
• Following conversation rules, such as turn-taking, providing the right amount of information and staying on the topic
• Reading and interpreting facial expressions and body language (non-verbal communication)
• Understanding expected and unexpected behaviours
• Utilising social problem solving strategies
• Showing flexible thinking
• Making and maintaining friendships
• Using social media appropriately.