Comic strip conversations use symbols to represent social interactions and abstract aspects of conversation, and colour to represent the emotional content of a statement or message (Gray, 1994).

Children can also recognise that, although people say one thing, they may think something quite different another concept foreign to concrete-thinking children. For example, they need to understand why covering their mouth when coughing is important, ie it stops germs from being spread which may make other people sick. Try asking the person with autism to select the materials that they would like to use for their comic strip conversations. By seeing the different elements of a conversation presented visually, some of the more abstract aspects of social communication (such as recognising the feelings of others) are made more 'concrete' and are therefore easier to understand.Creating or using a social story can help you to understand how the autistic person perceives different situations. Comic strip conversations can be used to increase social understanding in young people and adults on the higher functioning end of the autism spectrum. Showing what people are thinking reinforces that others have independent thoughts a concept spectrum children don t intuitively understand.

Comic strip conversations can help autistic people understand concepts that they find particularly difficult. The idea is that the child can draw something that has happened or will happen, colours can express different feelings, green = happy.Gather information about the person including their age, interests, attention span, level of ability and understanding. Comic strip conversations provide visual representations of the different levels of communication that take place in a conversation, using symbols, stick figure drawings and colour. The National Autistic Society is also a company limited by guarantee, registered at Companies House (01205298). Comic strip conversations are visual representations of the different levels of communication that happen in a conversation.

Comic strip conversations use stick figures and symbols to represent social interactions and abstract aspects of conversation, and colour to represent the emotional content of a statement or message.This worked well, but unfortunately this book does not give anything pre written conversation strategies.

In a comic strip conversation, the autistic person takes the lead role, with parents, carers or teachers offering support and guidance. Carol is the director of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding, a non-profit organization that serves people with ASD, and currently works privately with students, parents, and professionals in a variety of educational and vocational settings. Start with small talk (for example, talking about the weather) to get the person you are supporting familiar with drawing while talking and to mimic ordinary social interactions.Children can also recognize that, although people say one thing, they may think something quite different―another concept foreign to "concrete-thinking" children. Carol Gray combines stick-figures with conversation symbols to illustrate what people say and think during conversations. Comic strip conversations, created by Carol Gray, are simple visual representations of conversation.