Social and emotional

  • Social boundaries- being with others

Social boundaries- being with others

When facing someone who is standing, it is appropriate to be at one arm lengths distance from each other. You can practice this with your family and close friends by putting your arm out to start with until you are used to this distance.

If someone offers to shake your hand, use a firm grip, shake once, look at the person directly, then let your hand go. Practice this with someone you know well

When sitting next to someone (unless it is fixed seating) - be half an arms length away - you can measure this by clasping your hands in your lap and putting your elbows out

Do not touch the person you are talking to

Do not make comments about someone’s appearance

Practice jokes with someone you know well - what may be funny to you may not be funny to someone else

When someone tells a joke don’t laugh for longer than 3 seconds - anything longer may sound odd to others

In a group, make sure that your voice is never the loudest - listen for other