Setting Up An Autism Classroom: Article Analysis

The article “Twelve Tips for Setting up an Autism Classroom” is about some classroom interventions to help the child with autism. The first tip is to keep the classroom structured. Children with autism like to have routines and become anxious if something changes. The second tip is to use visuals. Using visuals allow students with autism to learn faster than other methods. The third tip is using schedules. People with autism like to know what is coming next, and they feel safe by organizing their thoughts. The fourth reducing distractions. Noise and visual distractions should be reduced since a child with autism pay attention to details. The fifth tip is using the concrete language. Give short instruction and not long ones to avoid confusion for the child. The sixth
If a child choose a reward s/he will be much motivated to do the task correctly. The tenth tip is to teach with lists. This tip allows the child to be patient and know when the completion of a task is. The eleventh tip is to teach in a creative way. Students with autism have something that they are very interest in, so teachers can use these interest to motivate the child to complete the task. Finally the last tip, don’t sweat the small stuff. Teachers shouldn’t be very picky on the child’s behavior, and they should always ask themselves “Will correcting this action help this person lead a productive and happy life?” In my opinion children with autism must be in regular classes. As we notice these tips are effective and easy to be done in a normal classroom. A child with autism may be an excellent student and graduate university with high grades and when he reach the day to go to a job interview they won’t be successful and they won’t be able to have any job without social skills. As a conclusion, every child with autism must be placed in a normal classroom where they will learn from their friends to behave and meanwhile they will build their social