Inclusion of Students with Autism Taking the class Introduction to Special Education this semester has been a great learning experience for me in many ways. The class has been my first learning experience with special education and I have learned that it is much more than what I originally believed. So far in class this year I have learned about IEPs‚ inclusion‚ learning disabilities‚ diseases and illnesses and how to best manage and educate the students with these challenges daily in the school
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The child was asked many times to put the toy away in his cubby and he would‚ but would suddenly have it out again. There was one occasion‚ where I did ask the child several times to put his toy away‚ and he ignored me. One of the instructors noticed and approached the child‚ by kneeling down and asking him to walk towards her. As she had one hand on the child’s shoulder‚ she spoke to him
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On February 2nd I went in to the clinic and observed a 5 year old boy who had a moderate language disorder. And just like we discussed in class‚ the child wouldn’t be phonologically processing his words correctly. For example: Blue car would be pronounced as Boo car. And screwdriver would be pronounced as schoodiver. He would be altering his words by gliding upn them or using cluster reduction. And from his age group based on the research between 3-5 years is the age group where these speech processing
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“There needs to be a lot more Emphasis on WHAT A CHILD CAN DO instead of what a child cannot do.” ~Dr. Temple Grandin. Autism doesn’t have to be a bad thing if you focus on the bad thing you will miss a lot of great things. Autism is a neurological disease that you get at birth‚ but sometimes you don’t see signs until later years. The ways you can help with autism are figuring out the signs to tell if your child has autism‚ what causes autism; knowing that autism is common‚ and what kinds of autisms
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or swinging enables vestibular stimulation. 4) Sliding down a slide provide rapid movement of both acceleration and deceleration‚ 5) While lying on their belly rock back and forth on a therapy ball (hyperactive sensory). Proprioceptive 1) Pull your child around on a blanket‚ and then switch places. 2) Climb at the playground‚ move from various climbing equipment at the park. 3) Hide & Seek‚ hide under pillows and blankets 4) Hand clapping games 5) Making letters and shapes out of play-do. Auditory
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Problem Autistic people may be slightly uncomfortable when they first interact with others because they have limited experiences. This is a growing concern because it is estimated that by the year 2030 about 20% of the current U.S. population will be at the age of 65 or older. This means they will be retiring from their jobs so new workers will be needed to replace them. Specialized schools have been teaching individuals with autism functions and skills to be able to join the workforce someday‚ because
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While in the Green room‚ I had to come up with two strategies I thought would be best for Phoebe‚ the child I chose to observe for 16 weeks. Phoebe is a very outgoing‚ talkative‚ active‚ curious‚ and a cheerful 2yr old; however at times she can get grouchy‚ testy and restless‚ she is just your average 2yr old. After observing her for a few weeks I started to notice that she can be very mean to the other children when things don’t go her way‚ she often visits the quiet chair a few times a day; for
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My goal was to observe children interacting in a natural environment at the Strong Museum. I observed children’s play and learning in four different areas of child development: social‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and physical. In Strong Museum‚ I observed three different natural environments: Super Kids Market‚ Field of Play‚ and Reading Adventureland. First‚ I observed the children interacting at Super Kids Market aka Wegmans. The children had the opportunity to be a shopper or be an employee of the
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Many people believe that autistic people in order to make moral decisions these human beings have to be able to have compassion‚ or condolence‚ for one another. In order to have compassion you have to have the ability to empathize that is that you have to understand and share the feelings of another. However‚ Jeannette Kennett a philosophy professor at the National University explains in her essay “Autism‚ Empathy and Moral Agency” that it is possible for autistic people to make moral decisions without
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main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions 1.1 - Explain why it is important to recognise that each person on the autistic spectrum has their own individual abilities needs strengths gifts and interests. If we know individual’s abilities‚ need‚ strengths‚ gifts and interests then we can focus on them‚ we can create environment‚ situations‚ we can pick activities to support and develop individual’s. 1.2 - Analyse the main diagnostic features of autistic spectrum conditions commonly
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