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How Can Children With Autism Learn Social Skills From Their Peers? Teaching Vs. Mentoring – LSP Part III Instructional Series #e251


Presenter: Patrick Rydell, Ed.D., CCC-SLP

Learn practical strategies to help children with autism learn how to increase their social abilities.


This course is part of the Learning Style Profile© Training Series. The below 2 courses are suggested prerequisites prior to taking this course.


This course takes the empirical research on ASD peer-mediated interventions and provides practical, common-sense strategies for speech-language pathologists to help children with autism learn how to increase their social abilities with friends. Dr. Patrick J. Rydell uses the Learning Style Profile© (LSP) to provide a simple approach that assists children with autism to:

  1. Establish a primary focus on people vs objects.
  2. Develop a social priority.
  3. Look up and around at the social cues and information available and to “read the room”.
  4. Establish a comfort zone with learning from peers and friends.
  5. Learn from peers and friends as primary sources of information.

These strategies also help children with autism to see a peer(s) as a trusted mentor and “wingman” as confidence builds to participate in unplanned social activities with friends. Five goals are offered to guide this process.

Offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs – 1 Contact Hour.

Course Overview & Run Time

Course Overview – Run Time: 1:16:19

  1. Description of the Learning Style Profile© (LSP) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Rydell, 2012).
  2. Peer-mediated (mentor) intervention priorities.
  3. Peer-mediated (mentor) intervention goals.
  4. “Rotation of Coaches” intervention strategies.
  5. “Rotation of Coaches” application to naturalistic settings.
"This is one of the most relevant and highly useful courses that I have taken on this subject. This course was extremely relevant as to why we need to move away from the prompted and structured discreet trial methods and focus on the social skills that will allow the child to think and process what he/she is taking in from the room."

– M.K., prior course participant

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Content Disclosures

This presentation will focus exclusively on the Learning Style Profile© (LSP). Other treatment approaches will receive limited or no coverage as part of this training. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found in the Presenter & Disclosures area.

Course Format

Video PowerPoint presentation with author narration & downloadable handout. Stop and re-start the course at any point. Learners retain access to course content after completion for ongoing reference and review.

Reviews

Comments From Prior Course Participants

"It was helpful to discuss the importance of building social responsiveness and social flexibility/adaptability nonverbally before expecting social initiation. This is systematic and makes sense." L.C. (Dec. 2024)

"All of the information was helpful." M.P. (Dec. 2024)

"Teaching children with ASD to look up and take in social cues around them was beneficial. I liked the rotation of coaches model." C.J. (Aug. 2024)

"Look up and look around; using a "wingman"; varying routines were beneficial to discuss. I appreciated the handouts that I could follow along with during the course." L.C. (Jun. 2024)

"How to incorporate peers more into therapy was a helpful topic. Very specific examples." K.F. (May 2024)

"The most beneficial for daily practice was the topic of how to prepare children with ASD to make friends. The "formula" was great! This course provides strategies that I can readily use in my practice." L.A. (Feb. 2024)

"Excellent outline and presentation! The speaker was amazing!" K.H. (Dec. 2023)

"Clear process for implementation. Pat has a great common sense approach to this topic." S.M. (Dec. 2023)

"Beneficial explanations for the "why" of the approach. Good analogies and walkthroughs of content." L.M. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the intervention set-up and the explanation and importance of rotating coaches. Presenter spoke clearly and explained ideas well." A.M. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the treatment ideas - how to use JARs and charades during a session." J.P. (Aug. 2023)

"Understanding that our students with ASD aren't cueing in to their peers at all. The presenter spoke clearly and slowly with a lot of good information." K.A. (Aug. 2023)

"Learned things I can use tomorrow in my therapy sessions. I liked all of it." A.P. (Aug. 2023)

"The suggested goals were beneficial." K.W. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the topic of using peers and aides and the emphasis on switching roles and having children think for themselves. The slides were clear and instructive." P.H. (Mar. 2023)

"The presenter was able to provide background information, suggested goals, and intervention methods for the Learning Style Profile. I enjoyed this entire presentation by Dr. Rydell." M.H. (Jan. 2023)

"The speaker was engaging. I liked the outline and specific examples of the 3 Rotations." R.H. (Dec. 2022)

"Step-by-step directions. I liked the coach rotation and carryover to peers." M.H. (Dec. 2022)

"Dr. Rydell spoke clearly and explained everything very well. He kept my attention and it was very interesting. I liked the discussion of not always telling the children exactly what to do, but modeling and having them look for social cues." K.S. (Nov. 2022)

"Well presented, organized. I liked the introduction of peers for social growth." A.W. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the topic of the behavior of children with Autism in social settings." M.G. (Oct. 2022)

"The speaker was clear and easy to listen to. I liked the process to get more peer mentoring." K.L. (June 2022)

"The need to get away from the constant prompting & telling students exactly what to do, when to do it, & how to do it. I see this every day with untrained aides or aides who are just there to "get the daily job done" & "keep things running smoothly". I liked the sequenced presentation." K.L. (Feb. 2022)

"Very practical language and examples were used. The presenter was very down to earth and knowledgeable." M.T. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the advice to drop the prompting and let the student read the room and figure out what to do even if it takes some time (not to immediately jump in with a prompt). I liked the explanations of how to go through this process as well as the examples of goals." L.S. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the explanations of how to go through this process as well as the examples of goals." L.S. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the concept of a wingman and following the wingman for social cues. I also liked the emphasis on trust and confidence as crucial elements to independence. I found the course to be highly applicable content and an excellent framework for how to think about and approach social language intervention." K.S. (Jan. 2022)

Course Objectives

At course conclusion, participants will be able to:
  1. Describe the learning style challenges children with autism face when learning from social partners.
  2. Describe the peer-mediated (mentoring) intervention set-up and implementation of the “Rotation of Coaches” process.
  3. Identify the benefits of using peer mentors as trusted sources of social information.

Presenter & Disclosures

Patrick J. Rydell, Ed.D., CCC-SLP

Patrick J. Rydell, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, is the Founder and Director of the Rocky Mountain Autism Center, Inc. and Autism On Call, LLC, in Lone Tree, Colorado. With more than 38 years of practice (“on the floor”) in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), he has provided international and national trainings, workshops, consultations and program development to governmental agencies, medical facilities, universities, school districts, professionals and families. His doctorate was earned through a National Institute of Health Leadership in Autism grant (1989) and he has a double master’s degree in speech pathology and special education with a program emphasis in early childhood and autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Rydell is a U.S. Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant recipient (2005). Dr. Rydell is the co-author of the SCERTS Model (Prizant, Wetherby, Rubin, Laurent & Rydell, 2006) and author of the Learning Style Profile for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Rydell, 2012) and Autism On Call Educational Series (Vimeo, 2017). Dr. Rydell has also co-authored 5 book chapters and numerous peer-reviewed research articles on topics related to autism spectrum disorders. He is currently developing ASD programs across Asia, Central Asia, and South America based on the LSP approach.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Patrick Rydell is a presenter of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Patrick Rydell is the author of Learning Style Profile Autism Activity Book; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Patrick Rydell is the author of Learning Style Profile for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, published by Rocky Mountain Autism Center (January 21, 2013); receives royalty payments.

Nonfinancial — Patrick Rydell has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclosure.

Intended Audience / Accreditation

Intended Audience/Accreditation
asha ce approved provider

This program is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

Intended Audience

  • Speech-Language Pathologists

ASHA CEUs: NSS online courses are registered with ASHA and are offered for ASHA CEUs. The number of ASHA CEUs is noted above. Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour = equals 1 CEE.

ASHA CE Registry: During the enrollment process, if you select to receive ASHA credit for this course and if you provide your ASHA number, NSS will automatically submit your CEU information to the ASHA CE Registry after successful course completion (80% on post test). This submission happens once per month, during the first week of the month. For example, if you complete your course on November 7th, NSS will submit all November online course CEUs to ASHA during the first week of December. When ASHA inputs the information into their database, they will mark the course as completed on the last day of the month in which it was completed, so November 30th using this example. The certificate of completion available for you to print immediately, however, will reflect the actual completion date, November 7th in this example. Due to ASHA processing procedures please allow 2-3 weeks, from the submission date, for the course to appear on your ASHA transcript.

ASHA CEUs: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:

  • Current ASHA Member.
  • ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Holder.
  • Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology.
  • Credentialed by a state regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
  • Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
  • Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC.
  • Currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program in SLP or audiology.

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.

Licensing Boards: Most state licensing boards DO accept CEUs earned online (usually classified as home-study credits). Some state boards do, however, place a limit to the number of credits that can be earned via home study/online courses. For the most current information, we suggest that you contact your licensing board or agency to verify acceptance policies and/or any credit limits related to home-study courses prior to registering for this course.

Additional accrediting agencies by which Northern Speech is an approved CE provider:

  • California: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board. Provider #PDP4. Online CEU limits may apply; please contact SLPAHADB for current online CEU acceptance policies.
  • Iowa: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Iowa Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners. Provider #169.
  • Kansas: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Provider #LTS-S0005.
  • Florida: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #SPA-026.
  • New Jersey: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the New Jersey Department of Education. Provider #1654.

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You have unlimited time to complete our online courses. You may log off and log on as often as you’d like to in order to complete all sections of a course.

However, completion dates are based on Eastern Standard Time. Therefore, if you need your CEUs by a certain date, be sure to complete the course test before 11:59pm EST on that date. For example, if you need CEUs before January 1st, you will need to complete the course test before 11:59pm EST on December 31st.

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ASHA CE Registry Submission:

During the enrollment process, if you select to receive ASHA credit for this course and if you provide your ASHA number, NSS will automatically submit your CEU information to the ASHA CE Registry after successful course completion (80% on post test). This submission happens once per month, during the first week of the month. For example, if you complete your course on November 7th, NSS will submit all November online course CEUs to ASHA during the first week of December. When ASHA inputs the information into their database, they will mark the course as completed on the last day of the month in which it was completed, so November 30th using this example. The certificate of completion available for you to print immediately, however, will reflect the actual completion date, November 7th in this example. Due to ASHA processing procedures please allow 2-3 weeks, from the submission date, for the course to appear on your ASHA transcript.

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Our Online Courses consist of video, audio, and/or text content and are offered for ASHA CEUs. Unlike a webinar, which requires participants to be logged on and at a computer at specific times, our Online Courses are available to you at any time, from any device, via your NorthernSpeech.com online account. You may work at your own pace and start and stop your course as you wish. Your course will conclude with a short post test. On successful completion of the post test (>80%), a printable certificate of completion is presented to you.

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Testing requirements:

Each online course concludes with a post test consisting of multiple choice or true & false questions. Scores of 80% or greater are required for successful course completion and awarding of CEUs. You may revisit course materials and retest as needed to achieve a passing score.

Number of CEUs offered:

We offer courses from 1 to 21 contact hours. Each course will note the number of CEUs offered. Please note that 0.1 CEU = 1 contact hour = 1 CEE.

State licensing boards and online CEUs:

NSS is an ASHA CE Provider and most state licensing boards DO accept ASHA CEUs earned online (usually classified as home-study credits). Some boards do, however, place a limit to the number of CEUs that can be earned via home study/online courses. For the most current information, we suggest that you contact your licensing board or agency to verify acceptance policies and/or any CEU limits related to home-study courses prior to enrolling in an online course.

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Our course formats include: text, audio, video, and PowerPoint with author narration. Each course will note the format on the course description page. Most courses include closed captioning.

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Groups of 3 or more are eligible for a 20% discount on each registration on most of our online courses. To receive this discount, registrations need to be processed together via the "Group Rates" tab on the Online Course of your choice.

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