Angela's

I understand from this assignment that children with autism are very different from other children. Not only do they need more guidance, they need a different approach to learn. Children with autism learn better with clear visual instructions. Hence it is best to provide them with instruction sheets that have pictures as they do not learn well with abstract instructions. The instructions should be number and arranged according to the number so that they will not have a hard time following it.

I also learnt that sometimes teachers tend to neglect an autistic child from the rest of the class because they are different or requires different help. The child might be slower than the rest and lose focus easily. Due to this, teachers might want to go back to them after they finish teaching the rest of the class. However, time might not allow them to do so. This is when adaptations for the child with autism become important. Teachers will need to think of adaptations to include the child with the rest of the class. So in the same period of time, all the children can complete the work together at the same time.

Adaptations can be providing the child with autism with a picture instruction sheet, while the rest of the class listens to verbal instructions. Also do not choose an activity that is too time consuming. The teacher can break down the lesson into different parts and implement it over several periods. This will give the child some time to regulate and not be too overwhelming.