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Counting by 7s - Social Awkwardness
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As a Teacher of Students with AS?
- Understand individual student's strengths and limitations
- Work closely with your colleagues
- Have confidence in yourself as a teacher
- Get students without disabilities involved
- Learn to enjoy and celebrate small gain
- Keep the student challenged (Can be gifted in selected
fields.)
To further help your child with communication and social
skills, accompany TV or video watching with ongoing discussions about human
behavior (Modeling). In other words, point out certain behaviors enacted in the
video to help your child consciously identify and understand these behaviors in
others. Role-playing activities can also help the child enact these behaviors
in order to understand them better.
AVOID:
Most high-functioning people with autism use and interpret
speech literally. Until you know the capabilities of the individual, you should
avoid:
- Idioms
(save your breath, jump the gun, second thoughts, etc.) - Double
meanings (most jokes have double meanings) - Sarcasm,
such as saying, "Great!" after he has just spilled a bottle of
ketchup on the table. - Nicknames
- "Cute"
names, such as Pal, Buddy, Wise Guy, etc.
You may have students with AS in your class that may or
may not be gifted in the subject. The
following suggestions may help teachers provide better learning experiences in
an inclusive classroom:
- Use
consistent classroom routines. Consistent routines lower all students' anxiety
and increase their ability to function independently in the classroom. - Give visual
instructions, rules and use visual classroom schedules.Use their visual
strengths along with visual reminders to increase their ability to function
independently both academically and socially. - Watch for
signs of high anxiety or difficulties a student may be having with emotional
overload, boredom, and other signs of stress. - Students
with AS need clear written expectations for their work assignments, procedures
for completing the task, and a rubric or written guidelines to evaluate their
finished product to ensure success. Once
they start they will more than likely stay on task until completed. - Make the
most of special interests to introduce new and difficult tasks. Use special
interests as motivators to help students engage in new and/or difficult
material.
A national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children,
especially those with disabilities birth through age twenty-one. Dedicated to improving education outcomes
through the use of effective evidence-based practices and interventions. Help with suggestion on how to Differentiate
instruction to maximizing learning for students.
http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/
Credits
A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. (2012) Autism. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth
Autism PDD (n.d.) Special Education. Retrieved from www.autism-pdd.net
Autism Speak (n.d.) What is Autism? What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? Retrieved from http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism
McLeskey, J., Rosenberg, M. S., & Westling, D. L. (2013). Inclusion, Effective Practices for All Students. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Moreno, S. J. 2013). Tips for Teaching High-Functioning People with Autism. Retrieved from http://www.aspergersyndrome.org
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2013). Asperger Syndrome Fact Sheet. Retrieved from http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/asperger/detail_asperger.htm
The IRIS Center (2014). http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/
Attachments
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Teaching Special Needs Students
Description: We are a national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities birth through age twenty-one.
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Autism Speak
Description: PubMed Health provides information for consumers and clinicians on prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions.
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Highly Gifted Children
in Full Inclusion Classrooms
Description: Conflicts and ideas about how to manage highly gifted students in a full inclusion classroom.
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Teaching gifted students in a regular classroom
Description: A guide to help teachers manage gifted students in the classroom.
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What is Autism? What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Description: Increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.
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Asperger's Fact Sheet
Description: Studies of children with Asperger syndrome suggest that their problems with socialization and communication continue into adulthood.
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