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Perspective Taking Activity: Greetings

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Perspective Taking Activity: Greetings

This handout effectively provides students with scripting for common social greetings, including variations depending on relationships: coworkers, acquaintances, and friends.

Social Skills Worksheet Greetings by Speech Language Pathologist Lisa Flowers

Perspective Taking Activity: Greetings

This resource operates as a reference sheet for a variety of greetings, both verbal and nonverbal in nature.

Neurotypical learners closely observe other humans from the moment they are born. Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, however, typically observe others much less often. Greeting others is therefore not quite as simple as it might seem, at least for these learners. One example is two men passing each other at work, where the social custom is typically a quick nod, whereas a verbalized greeting could be seen as somewhat odd. Learners on the autism spectrum can employ this reference sheet to familiarize themselves with the wide selection of greeting options, as well as the contexts in which they are most commonly used.

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