We all know that social adaptability is a very important ability for our children, so what is social adaptability?
Humans like to gather into groups, and most of the social skills are learned from this. Social adaptation begins at birth and is influenced by socio-cultural practices, and the messages we send to children are in fact hidden in many social expectations, such as kissing the mother, that is, telling the child that "kissing" is an expected and appropriate social behavior. As a child grows up, he needs to learn how to be a member of society and how to live the life of a group.
Social adaptation behaviors are behaviors that are accepted and recognized by society. Children grow up learning rules and doing the "ideal behavior" expected by others in order to gain social acceptance.
So what problems do children with autism encounter in terms of social adaptation and development? What is the difference between our children and our children?
The first is the weak ability of the mind to interpret
Mental interpretation is the ability to understand the minds of others. Mental interpretation ability allows people to understand the thoughts, hopes and intentions of others, and let people anticipate other people's behavior and motivations, which is what autistic children lack, such as autistic children and ordinary children who see their faces dirty in the mirror, and will also wipe off the color with their hands, but ordinary children will appear shy, and autistic children are less shy in this situation, because their ability to understand other people's views is weaker than that of ordinary children.
The second is poor imitation intention and imitation ability
The ability to imitate is an important basis for building social skills, and the lack of autistic children in this regard makes them unable to make good use of basic social skills and etiquette, such as: the need to queue up when paying for groceries in the supermarket, and the need to raise your hand when speaking in class.
Finally, the ability to understand emotions and express emotions is weak
The emotions expressed by children with amorphism differ from those of children in general (e.g., the type of emotions) and the quantity (the length and intensity of the period of time when emotions appear). Not only are they unable to understand and distinguish emotions, but they are also unable to express their emotions correctly (joy, anger, sorrow, happiness).
Therefore, social adaptability is very important for our children, and the improvement of social adaptability is also indispensable for the integration of autistic children.