Once upon a time, there were autistic, ADHD, and anxious students who struggled when it came to joining a conversation.

Some students interrupted others or asked things like, “What are you guys talking about?” to try to join conversations.

Others tried to be silly or made the conversation all about them when trying to join.

And then there were students who never even tried to join conversations.

I created the lesson we are talking about this week for all these students.

In this lesson, I teach students when and how to join a conversation, as well as WHY we join conversations.

We also talk about how sometimes, despite the fact that we did nothing wrong, things don’t work out the way we want them to.

In addition to getting the information, students in my groups have the opportunity to practice joining conversations and engaging in discussions with their peers about what it looks and feels like when they successfully implement the things we discuss.