Create, Develop, and Manage Relationships

Did you know that ‘hidden rules’ exist in all of the social contexts that we encounter daily? Hidden rules are guidelines that we are expected to follow throughout our day. The environments that we encounter daily all have a set of hidden rules that people are expected to follow. They exist all around us - in our homes, schools, stores, outdoor spaces - everywhere you find people, you will find people following social rules. When we are able to follow these rules, we are able to successfully navigate the social world around us.

Social cues exist in most social situations we find ourselves in. We are expected to use social cues to communicate with others, and read social cues that other people are expressing. Whether we are with our families, friends, coworkers, or strangers, we are expected to pick up on the social cues around us and react to these cues in a prosocial way.