Page 72‚73. Autism is a developmental disability caused by neurological dysfunction. It affects the way a person understands and responds to the world‚ how they hear‚ see‚ feel‚ sense‚ perceive and interpret everything around them. This may affect how they eat‚ sleep‚ dress‚ work‚ spend leisure time etc. They are likely to have repetitive behaviour patterns and restricted repetitive interests. Individuals with an autistic spectrum condition can have difficulties with language and communicating
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Diversity and Inclusion Diversity is way more than what meets the eye. Just by looking at this picture most people would say that it is a group of African American women standing together and that no diversity exists. However what most people fail to realize is that diversity surpasses an individual race and skin tone. In this picture you have Jasmine who loves children and is studying to be a child psychologist. Then you have Kayla who enjoys horseback riding and the outside life. Next you have
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ a disorder found in around 1 in 68 American children (CDC‚ 2014)‚ appears in early brain development. Children with this illness usually have irregularities in brain parts such as the corpus callosum‚ amygdala and cerebellum. They face challenges in the following main areas: behavioral‚ developmental‚ cognitive and psychological. It is hard for these children to interact and communicate with other people because they often close themselves off and have hard times understanding
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treating equally and fairly‚ needs of learners to be met‚ learners need to attend‚ participate and feel safe and valued‚ abilities and needs recognised. In Mary Francis and Jim Gould s book Achieving your PTLLS Award‚ their definition of inclusion is the process of making learners feel that they are fully part of the learning and social environment. After the initial assessment‚ ice breakers and ground rules have been put in place a short test may be used for example a multiple intelligence
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Introduction Reforms undertaken in the early 1990s made India one of the world’s fastest growing economies. The boom of the IT industry and improved agricultural production created an atmosphere of optimism‚ which led to the coining of phrases‚ such as Incredible India‚ India Shining‚ and India 2020 around the end of the millennium. The Indian growth story has been one of high Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth but primarily driven by the growth in services sector. Not
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Autism spectrum disorders in children can cause several different symptoms within the child. Children who are diagnosed with ASD show a wide range of impairments in language ability‚ and intellectual functioning. Language can develop to different levels depending on the severity of the condition. In general terms a child with ASD will have difficulty understanding language communicated to them and in turn struggle to communicate‚ or shown a lack of interest to communicate. Communication can be a
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scream coming from the back of the room. The seemingly uncontrollable and loud scream is coming from an autistic child in your class. This situation happens every day‚ in every grade‚ but there are only so many things that can be done to avoid it. Autism is a disorder that is diagnosed when a child is at a young age. These children will show a lack of social interaction and communication even before the age of three. Supposedly‚ autistic children are very restricted in their range of interests and
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"mainstream" students with special needs‚ meaning these kids will share classroom time with other‚ non-disabled children. Cheryl M. Jorgensen‚ Ph.D.‚ has written an open letter to the chief academic officer of the New York City school district entitled‚ "Inclusion: The Right Thing for All Students." In her letter Jorgensen states‚ "It’s time to restructure all of our schools to become inclusive of all of our children." Although I recognize that the mainstreaming of special education students can be beneficial
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Public Schools (LCPS) on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)‚ statistics were shared of the number of students in the school system with an ASD diagnosis. It has become the third most common childhood illness. In the LCPS 10.6% of Individualized Education Programs (IEP) are dedicated to students with Autism (Buswell‚ 2009). These figures indicate teachers need to understand how to modify teaching strategies to empower these students to succeed. Characteristics of students with autism all share developmental
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Promoting Inclusion within the Classroom Isaac Roberts EDU 280-1002 University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Author Note This paper was prepared for EDU 280‚ section 1001‚ taught by Dr. Levitt. The controversial topic of inclusion is a major issue within classrooms all over our nation today. Inclusive class settings‚ of course‚ blend students with disabilities into the general education classrooms with regular general education students. There are definitely many angles to view this
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