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Conversations Skills Activities: Elaboration

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Slide Conversation Skills Elaboration Worksheets Lisa Flowers of Communication Acceleration Speech Language Therapy SOCIAL SKILLS WORKSHEETS Helpful to individuals on the autism spectrum and to anyone who wants to improve their conversational skills, this printable handout explains the importance of elaborating when answering a question and how elaborated answers keep a conversation flowing. KEEP READING
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Conversational Skills: Elaboration Lisa Flower

Conversational Skills:
Elaboration

This handout provides examples of a range of responses to the same question, leading to a conversation practice activity. These scripted responses clearly demonstrate to individuals on the autism spectrum how elaborated responses lead much more naturally to extended conversation. The handout starts with a written discussion of conversational elaboration and social dynamics.
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