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utism is a complex neurobehavioral condition that includes impairments in social interaction and developmental language and communication skills combined with rigid, repetitive behaviors. AutismSpectrumDisorder ASD “ If you have met one individual with autism, you have met one individual with autism”

What to know about Autism?Autism’s most-obvious signs tend to appear between2 and 3 years of ageBoys are nearly five times more likely than girls tohave autismAround one third of people with autism remainnonverbalAutism was added as a special education in 1991 Autism is treatable, not a hopeless condition

How to know a child with Autism?- Unusual attachments to toys or strange objects Signs of- Spends long periods watching moving objects inflexibility- Repeats the same actions or movements over Signs of social and over again difficulties- Doesn’t seem to hear when others talk to him or her- Doesn't share interests or achievements with others- Repeats the same words or phrases over and Signs of speech over and nonverbal communication- Responds to a question by repeating it, rather than answering it difficulties- Avoids eye contact- Uses facial expressions that don't match what he or she is saying

Inclusive Classroom general education classroom in which students with and without disabilities learn together. It is essentially the opposite of a special education classroom, where students with disabilities learn with only other students with disabilities.

Inclusive CurriculumInclusive curriculum is being aware of diversity among student’s :Cultural Social Gender Thinking & Religion CapabilitiesLearning Style

BTC GraduatesFrom Ammar Mohd. – Cycle 1 teacherStrategies to integrate the student in the classroom: Here som change the seat of the student, bring near to the teacher. So he will not be isolated. advic achi Involve the student in cooperative activities inclu and events. classr Give the student a role in the classroom Fatima Salem. – Cycle 1 teacher

4Things teachers have to understand about ASD The post below is by Lisa Smith, a mother of seven children, two with Autism ..e are 1 A child with autism needsme extra time to processces to Positive Reinforcement languageieve will be helpful butusive 2room punishments will not A child with autism 3 can get stuck on one subject A child with autism 4 may need help with social interactions

Basma Center forMr. Manssor Arrarspecialist and teacher for autistic children Autism is not a disease it is a disorder, it cannotbe cured through medicine, this disorder affects the brainprocessing, they might be super intelligent however theycan find difficulties fitting in with other people as it canaffect verbal and non-verbal communication, the mainreason is due to the ways of communication is hard.What is that the reason they can’t How you used to teach them? Whatbe enrolled in government schools? strategies you use?The main reason is I use playful training andcommunication disability. education for them to beFor example the letter A interested, I include their parentsand B the student doesn’t in the program because theyknow the letters, so if we need to continue the process atgive them the normal home. Moreover, we have toeducational books the adjusted the program so thestudent wouldn’t be able to student is engagedunderstand and learn. They otherwise I wouldn’t be able toneed a specialized person teach them anything. Teacheror teacher to make sure should consider that bythey can help them engage. communication. CommunicationArt, painting and drawing “ Each child has a key, means language and social andcan help them express visual communication. And that’sthemselves. They have a teacher should start how you would recognize thevery good memory way ofthinking so we have to from this key to make a student with this condition. Butmake sure they have the for an expert it is with experience change in the student you can easily identify thecorrect educational tools to life” student with these conditions.learn through that skill.

r Special NeedExcessive care complicates the It is important for the kids to have a dare?situation Parents always are overprotective for everything how they hold the kids and walk and even using the stairs… even buttoning their shirts the kids loose that skill because the parents don’t allow them to do these things so they loose the dare to do these normal simple thing. Within reasonable limit to dare within limited precautions… so the point of overprotective is the same as not caring to them because you would not be working towards their benefit. But still the curiosity is still there in the kid because it is natural behavior to want to explore and play with things that are not allowed for them to play with so its important to know the limit for safety purposes.





Helping strategies for teaching autistic children Try to do the puzzle by going through the best strategies in teaching autistic children ..Always keep your language simple and concrete Repeat instructions and checking understandingTeach specific social rules/skills Give them writing activities Encourage their talentGive fewer choices Use sarcasmGive very clear choices and try not toleave choices open ended Avoid asking them to write

Dear Teachers,Create a classroom routine Divide students into group (group work)Addressing all students together Use complex languageGive individual instruction Use appropriate technologyUse idioms ex.“Open your ears” Treat them like any other kid Give simple instruction

Super A Albert Einstein A theoretical physicist . He was a lonelyand dreamy child, lacked social skills and found difficulty in learning at school Thomas Jefferson The third President of the United States. He had stilted body language, exacting attention to detail, odd compulsions, and often appeared unkempt Wolfgang Mozart The greatest composer the world has everknown, musician from the age of four . He was obsessed with his thoughts and inanimate objects, repetition of certainmovements, unusual facial expressions anderratic mood swings typically indicated that he could have been autistic

Autistic Temple Grandin American professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and autism spokesperson. Suffered from lack in speaking, Anxiety at Puberty, tactile problems and had auditory problems. Isaac Newton A mathematician and physicist. Newton barely spoke, was sensitive to criticism, rarely made intimate friends and was extremely jealous. Bill Gates An American business magnate, investor, and co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation along with Paul Allen. He had a distinct rocking motion when he is concentrating, a clipped monotone speech pattern, and has developed a reputation for being distant and avoiding eye contact.



The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It’s like being in a play; I’m always in a playTemple Grandin





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