Monday, June 18, 2012

The results of the survey

After surveying a group of teachers at the child care center, the following information is a list of possible topics they felt were necessary to understand and plan for children with autism. This information was shared with the teachers, their administrative staff, and the agency's child development adminsitrative staff. The idea is to create a list of workshops that trains both teachers and para professionals. The new skills will assist them in their daily planning and implementing activities and life skills to autism children while building a relationship and interactions with others.

Results of the Teachers' Survey...Ideas and suggestions regarding workshops and trainings-
  • The different levels of autism (spectrum of autism)
  • Social interactions and communication- how to incorporate the child into groups successfully
  • Symbolic or imaginative play
  • Language development- how to build on this skill (the use of different tools)
  • Ways the child might communicate to others- instruction on social skills and communication
  • Sensory and emotion regulations- helping the child recognize the emotions of others
  • Attention spans- helping to refocus or focus on an activity or subject
  • Physical problems/multi-disorders
  • Visual aids- visual support to strengthen independence
  • What are their strengths and needs
  • Explicit instruction across curricular domains- appropriate curriculum
  • Flexibility in developmentally appropriate activities
  • Fine and gross motor skills
  • Structuring learning environments
  • How to reinforce skills and rules as well as motivate the child
  • How to prevent certain behaviors- how to do an intervention
  • Working with parents of autism children
  • The use of technology
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  1. SKimmelJune 18, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    What is autism? Why is it a disability that some educators may feel helpless and unsure of how to move forward? What can we do as educators to assist each other? Or adapt our teaching skills to incorporate the different forms of autism in early childhood? What do we need to be successful and our children successful?

    For a start…autism is defined as a neurodevelopment disorder (ASD, autism spectrum disorder). It causes social impairments, communication difficulties, and repetitive patterns of behavior. The spectrum of autism includes a mild form, Asperger’s syndrome, to classical ASD which is a severe form. The ranges vary in their characteristics and severity. It takes different strategies and knowledge of the different forms of autism before you can plan for the individual child. This takes research and patience.

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