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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Special needs mom.

Children with developmental delays often have a lot of social emotional development (empathy is high) but have problems acting on emotions appropriately or engaging in appropriate group behavior.

Not being able to follow directions is not an example of lack of social development.

You can read a simple story with your child and ask him questions or make comments about the characters.  Pull faces and see how he reacts.  See if he understands emotions in the story.  Reading Goldilocks -- Why do you think she's eating their food?  Little bear is mad!  Would you be mad?  Me too!

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Not being able to follow directions could be due to a receptive delay, cognitive issues, nascent but yet undiagnosed ADHD, poor motor planning skills, not necessarily anything to do with social development.

Why questions put a lot of demand on a child and they may not be able to answer for a variety of reasons not necessarily because they don't understand.  Simplify language.  A 2.5 year old doesn't necessarily need a running commentary during a story.  Maybe encourage a child by saying, "little bear looks...pause". The child may "mad."  If the don't, you fill it in and keep on reading the story.

Communication is part of social development.  Here are some tips to foster it, op:
https://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/Parent-Stim-Activities/[/quote]

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