ABSTRACT
Therapists often see clients who have experienced years of not being understood, or of misunderstanding others. Sometimes a client's strategies may include avoiding situations where they might have to communicate with others, retreating into timidity or silence and isolation. People with communication disorders, especially those on the autism spectrum, often express feelings of low self-esteem, mentioning that they are not like other people. 'Same and different' chains activity is a pressure-free way for your clients to consider and celebrate people's similarities, and their unique qualities. Self-awareness beads is a good way for a group of children or teenagers to improve their self-awareness in a private or semi-private way. Tee-shirt activity is a more expensive activity, but was very much enjoyed by our clients. The idea is to decorate the tee-shirts as a form of self-expression, showing the clients' main interests.
