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At Talking Brains Center in Dubai, we provide expert therapy for children struggling with Social Communication Disorder (SCD). Our speech and language therapists help improve verbal and nonverbal communication skills, empowering children to interact confidently in everyday social settings.

Social Communication Disorder is characterized by persistent difficulties in using verbal and nonverbal cues when interacting with people. It consists of 4 components:

  1. Pragmatics: Using language in social contexts, such as knowing when to speak, how to stay on topic, or how to end a conversation.
  2. Social Interaction: Understanding and following conversational norms, including taking turns, maintaining eye contact, and adapting to group interactions.
  3. Social Cognition: Recognizing and interpreting emotions, intentions, and perspectives of others during conversations.
  4. Language Processing: Comprehending and generating appropriate responses in various social settings.

 

  • Inability to use appropriate greetings.
  • Language tends to be easily influenced by other people.
  • Inability to narrate stories.
  • Inability to engage in meaningful and long conversations.
  • Inability to rephrase or repeat when misunderstood or misheard.
  • Inability to correctly interpret verbal and non-verbal cues displayed by others in social situations.
  • Inability to understand indistinct language.
  • Inability to create and maintain meaningful relationships.

Seek the support of a speech-language pathologist and a psychologist for mental health support.  

The TalkAbility Program is designed to help parents develop the theory of mind in daily life activities. It helps children understand the perspective of others, adapt language accordingly and improve their social skills.

Behavioural interventions help to identify and reinforce desirable behaviours. It can also be used to practice social interactions in face-to-face settings or a controlled and natural setting. Positive behaviour should be rewarded and can serve as motivation.

Social communication treatments:

Comic strips-Conversations being drawn in a comic format helps the individual understand how conversations occur. The information exchanged can help conflict resolution, problem-solving, and effective communication.

Social communication intervention-Particular emphasis is placed on how motivated the individual feels when talking about their goals to another person, teaching the child social language, stimulating the theory of mind and for the child to reflect on any social encounter, they might have had.

Therapy for Social Communication Disorder at Talking Brains Center can help children achieve:

  • Improved communication skills for effective interactions.
  • Enhanced confidence and self-esteem in social environments.
  • Better relationships with peers and family members.
  • Academic success through improved participation in group activities and classroom discussions.

The TalkAbility Program, offered at Talking Brains Center, is designed to help parents support their child in developing theory of mind through everyday activities. Tailored for children with high-functioning autism, the program recognizes their special strengths and abilities, such as well-developed language skills, while addressing challenges in conversations and social interactions. Through TalkAbility, children learn to understand the perspectives of others, adapt their language to different situations, and enhance their social communication skills.

At Talking Brains Center in Dubai, our experienced speech therapists are dedicated to helping children unlock their full potential. We create a supportive and engaging environment where children can develop the skills they need to thrive in their social and academic lives.

If your child struggles with social communication, our team is here to help.

At TBC, our Lebanese therapists in Dubai provide speech therapy services in Arabic, French, and English, helping clients overcome challenges such as speech delays, language disorders, stuttering, and social communication difficulties.

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