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Treatments of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

Current interventions for this disorder include:

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Supplements or compensates for speech and language production or comprehension across spoken and written modes.
  • Computer-Based Instruction: Uses computer technology to teach language skills.
  • Video-Based Instruction: An observational teaching method using video recordings to model target behaviors or skills.
  • Comic Strip Conversations: Illustrated drawings of conversations between people that slow the conversation down and provide more time for an individual to understand the information.
  • SCORE Skills Strategy: A small-group strategy focusing on sharing ideas, complimenting others, offering help, recommending changes politely, and exercising self-control.
  • Social Communication Intervention: Targeted practice of communication skills within social contexts.
  • Social Scripts: Written or verbal prompts teaching varied language in social interactions, which are gradually faded as spontaneous language increases.
  • Social Stories: Customized stories explaining social situations to teach appropriate behaviors and responses.

These interventions are widely used to support individuals with social communication difficulties (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, n.d.).

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Updated 2026-07-05

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