Deck the Halls with Conversation Cues: Autism-Friendly Holiday Placemats
- Autism Digest

- Oct 11, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 8, 2024

The holiday season is a time for connection, but for some, especially individuals with autism, festive meals can be overwhelming. To help make these gatherings more enjoyable and inclusive, Autism Digest is offering a special communication placemat on the back cover of the November 2024 issue.
This placemat is designed to support conversation and engagement during holiday meals by using visuals, conversation prompts, and cues that guide interaction. It offers structured options to express preferences, ask questions, and share feelings—helping individuals feel more confident and comfortable during social moments.
Whether it’s used to start conversations, ask for seconds, or express emotions like excitement or anxiety, this placemat provides a way to foster communication. Families can use it as a tool to enhance mealtime interactions, ensuring that everyone has a voice at the table, or use it as a template to create the perfect placemat for your family meals.
Download or tear off the placemat from the back cover to make your holiday gatherings more inclusive, helping create meaningful and enjoyable conversations for everyone involved!
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I really like the idea of using placemats as conversation cues for the holidays — that feels so much more natural than putting pressure on kids to “just talk.” It also makes me think a little game like Choicer Voicer could fit right in, since doing fun vocal impressions might help break the ice and keep things playful at the table.
Simple, thoughtful tools like these holiday placemats make inclusive gatherings so much easier, and resources from pcbassemblage similarly lift up accessible daily connection for neurodivergent folks.
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