Able to work on same communication as peers with some reducing over time. additional support. Able to learn in the whole class group. Social interaction Some difficulties in The student can exhibit Significant difficulties in Extreme difficulties in making and maintaining highly atypical behaviour making and making and friendships and such as obsessive, maintaining maintaining relationships. Interested challenging and/or relationships resulting relationships resulting in peers but needs some withdrawn behaviours in frequent or extreme in frequent or extreme help with this. and signs of distress social isolation, social isolation, requiring considerable vulnerability with some vulnerability and Student responds to adjustments disengagement disengagement planned strategies . There may difficulties in There may be few using language for relationships with . learning and/or social peers and family interaction although other members outside the areas of expressive close family In respect of language appear to be environment. expressive and social age-appropriate. interaction there will be There may be inability to The student’s impaired evidence of the interpret social cues, poor social development, student’s need for a social timing, lack of rigidity of behaviour systematic programme social empathy, rejection and thought and to develop his/her of normal body contact or communications are understanding of unawareness of other enduring, consistently verbal and non-verbal people’s space and impeding his/her communication. difficulties in maintaining learning and leading to appropriate eye contact, severe difficulties in
Able to work on same as peers with some additional support. Able to learn in the whole class group. communication reducing over time. Social interaction Some difficulties in making and maintaining friendships and relationships. Interested in peers but needs some help with this. Student responds to planned strategies . The student can exhibit highly atypical behaviour such as obsessive, challenging and/or withdrawn behaviours and signs of distress requiring considerable adjustments There may difficulties in using language for learning and/or social interaction although other areas of expressive language appear to be age-appropriate. There may be inability to interpret social cues, poor social timing, lack of social empathy, rejection of normal body contact or unawareness of other people’s space and difficulties in maintaining appropriate eye contact, Significant difficulties in making and maintaining relationships resulting in frequent or extreme social isolation, vulnerability with some disengagement There may be few relationships with peers and family members outside the close family environment. The student’s impaired social development, rigidity of behaviour and thought and communications are enduring, consistently impeding his/her learning and leading to severe difficulties in Extreme difficulties in making and maintaining relationships resulting in frequent or extreme social isolation, vulnerability and disengagement . In respect of expressive and social interaction there will be evidence of the student’s need for a systematic programme to develop his/her understanding of verbal and non-verbal communication.