A student with autism is enrolled in a second-grade class, and his teacher hopes to encourage his ...

A student with autism is enrolled in a second-grade class, and his teacher hopes to encourage his social-skill development and friendship-building during the school day. Which of the following methods is most likely to be effective?

▸ No strategy will be effective, since children with autism are unable to enter into high-quality friendships with peers.

▸ The teacher provides the boy with a script for entering play situations and then allows him to implement it on his own.

▸ The teacher helps the child to minimize any outward displays that would indicate his disorder to other children.

▸ The teacher encourages other students to initiate contact and conversation with this boy.