Inclusive Classroom Case Study

Depending on the severity of autism, most of them are placed in general classes alongside children without disabilities. Regardless of being placed in general classrooms or special education classrooms, ASD children face many challenges. A number of children with autism cannot socially interact with other children due to their uncontrollable behavior issues. ASD behavior ranges from “monotone speech, limited to a specific topic preferred and to a total absence of verbal communication” (Koegel, Matos-Freden, Lang, & Koegel 2012). Young children may be unaware of their ASD peers and bully them. For teachers, one of the most important challenges is inadequate knowledge about ASD and lack of training (Lindsay, Proulx, Thomson, & Scott 2013).
General classrooms help children disabilities gain academic and social experience; inclusive classrooms’ goal is to ensure that students with disabilities are not segregated. An inclusive classroom requires proper planning, preparation and support; it also ensures a balance that meets all of the child’s needs. Students from an inclusive classroom gain a better understanding of themselves and others. This diversity in the classroom allows students to explore different cultures and increases the acceptance of diversity (PBS 2015). Students without disabilies have the chance to interact with and learn how to respect those with disabilities. Students without disabilities learn how to communicate with peers who have a disability and how to respond to unfamiliar behaviors (Carter, Asmus, Moss, Cooney, Weir, Vincent & Fesperman2013). All of the students in the classroom are learning together, but at their own pace and style within the learning environment, which helps eliminate some of the discrimination in the
I went to Cesar Chavez elementary school and I’ve always wondered why people with learning disabilies are separated in different classrooms. I remember the computer lab teacher had hearing aid and used sign language most of the time but somehow we all found ways to communicate. I decided to choose this topic for my paper because I was curious to learn about autistic children and what the impact of their behaviors in different classroom settings is. As I was doing research for this paper, I learned that ASD students who were placed in special education classes don’t necessarily benefit the most. All students need face to face interaction in order to learn, understand and socialize with one another in order to feel included and be treated equally. The more ASD children interact with children without disabilities, the more they’ll feel normal and not segregated. Moreover, children without disability having early encounters with ASD children or other disabiled children raises awareness and teaches them to treat others equally. The classroom environment and setting matter and can dramatically change the way children