ALEXIA WALTERS
KAPLAN UNIVERSITY
TEACHING STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
INTRODUCTION
A. What is autism?
B. How can a parent detect if their child has autism? THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTISM
A. Communication (Language)
B. Social behavior
C. Learning styles
HOW AUTISM AFFECTS THE STUDENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE
A. It affects their learning abilities
B. It affect how they interact with other students
C. It affect how they interact with their teacher
WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO TO HELP STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
A. Set clear boundaries and expectations
B. Motivation
C. Using pictures to show him/her instructions
CONCLUSION
Teaching autism can be very challenging. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication. Teachers have to use different methods when teaching a child with autism.
Children with autism brains develop differently making it hard to talk, listen, understand and play. There is no cure for autism. A parent can detect that their child has autism if the child is old enough to speak but have difficulties doing so. Not interested in being around people, having a hard time playing with other kids or acting in an unusual way.
Many kids with autism will often struggle with social skills, communication and learning styles. With social skills there are very little contact, they prefer to be alone are even unaware of what’s going on around them. Kids with autism also seem to speak very loudly when someone speaks to them and say fewer words. Their learning styles can be very challenging so one must be very patient.
Students dealing with autism often times possess poor interacting skills with teachers and other students. The reason most have these difficulties are simply because of their lack of communication leading to that child declining behavioral problems in