The Polk County Public Library (PCPL) autism support group will meet the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the PCPL in Columbus. The next meeting will be held Oct. 25.
The featured speaker for October is Cara Gregory, M.S. CCC-SLP of Interact Western North Carolina. She will discuss communication skills for those on the autism spectrum.
Covered topics will include: early communication skills, joint attention, social motivation, emotional regulation, initiating conversation/play, turn-taking in play and conversation, conflict resolution, connection between understanding and using language and behavior, later developing communication skills, reading body language/emotion, perspective taking, understanding figurative language and understanding and using humor.
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by Tracey Daniels