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GET TO KNOW ABOUT AUTISMBy: Nurul Nadia Abu Bakar
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Social Interaction
Unusual Behavior
Learning
MAJOR CHARACTERIST
ICS
COMMUNICATION• Impaired communication skills
> Verbal – odd pitch/intonation, abnormal rate, lack of expressive language skills, unusual rhythm> Non Verbal – lack of eye contact, inappropriate facial expression, unusual use of gestures, strange body gestures
SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Difficulty relating to people, objects and events
• Avoid physical contact
• Impairment of social interaction and abnormal social play
UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR • Repetitive movements
• Insistence on sameness
• Sensitive towards loud noises, some smells and light
• Unconventional use of toys and objects
LEARNING
• Cognitive problems in; > attention
> organization> sequencing
AUTISM
Accommodating With Their
Learning Needs • No single method successful for all • Students’ needs change over time• Teachers should try other/variety of approaches
Teaching Students With Autism
• Instructional approaches• Strategies for classroom
management• Strategies for communication
development• Strategies for teaching social
skills• Teaching functional skills
• Visual approaches – pictures / written schedules
• Provide precise, positive praise while the student is learning
• Plan tasks at an appropriate level of difficulty
• Use age-appropriate materials
• Provide opportunities for choice
INSTRUCTIOANAL APPROACHES
Cont.• Provide brief and clear oral instructions• Give extra time for them to respond• Use concrete examples and hand-on activities• Know more about the children from their family
SRATGEGIES FOR CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT • Provide a structured,
predictable classroom
environment• Provide a
customized visual daily schedule
• Provide relaxation opportunities and areas – repetitive
movements
• Plan for transition and prepare the
student for change
• Provide opportunities for meaningful
contact with peers who have appropriate
social behavior
STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT• Structured lesson on
learning to listen• Developing oral language
comprehension – using visual aids, gestures• Developing oral expression
- • Developing conversation
skills – encourage informal conversation
STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING SOCIAL SKILLS
• use social stories• teach components of key social skills• provide planned practice and
reinforcement for skills• provide practice of skills using picture
cue-cognitive picture rehearsal• use peer support• use social skills training groups• support the development of friendships
TEACHING FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
• Self care – hygiene, grooming, dressing• Functional academics – reading, writing and
mathematics• Vocational skills – punctuality, safety
procedures• Leisure skills – sports, arts• Community skills – using public transport,
using public washrooms
References
• http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism• Wood, Judy W. (2002), Adapting Instruction To
Accommodate Students in Inclusive Setting; Merrill Prentice Hall, Ohio
• Teaching Students with Autism a Resource Guide for School (2000) , British Columbia, Ministry of Education (Special Programs Branch)