All about autism with Claire Droney: Social Understanding
All about autism with Claire Droney: Social Understanding
Video 3: Tes have teamed up with Specialist advisory teacher for autism, Claire Droney, in this series of ten videos made for teachers in mainstream classrooms.
Claire Droney has been working with people with autism since 2004. First, as a special class teacher and then as an advisory teacher for children with autism in mainstream schools.
In this video, we look at social interaction, one of the key areas of difference used to diagnose autism.
We explore:
Why autistic people can find it difficult to understand the social world
What exactly ‘Theory of Mind’ means
This is the third video in the series, be sure to watch the rest.
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