Teaching Children with Autism to Answer How Questions
By AmyShymansky on October 26th, 2009
Quick Strategy: To assist in teaching children with autism to answer and ask how questions develop their ability to describe steps in a process.
For example, ask your child to list or describe steps in the process to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwhich. Use visuals if necessary. Be sure to consistently use and teach key phrases such as “first”, “next”, “last”, etc. to help provide a structure for your child to use when responding.
Once your child can describe steps in a process begin asking “how” questions, and pairing the description of the steps to the appropriate process. Use visuals initially to assist in correct responding if necessary. Fade visuals as your child begins to understand the concept of answering, and eventually asking how questions.
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