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Reproduced by the kind permission of author Gary J. Heffner
Teaching children with autism is different from teaching children without autism.
Thankfully, we have the experience of many teachers, trainers, and parents who
have found strategies and techniques that make this daunting task a little easier.
The following ten recommendations for teaching, training, and living with children
who have autism have been adapted from the works of Martin A. Kozloff, the Judevine
Center for Autism, Applied Behavioral Analysis, and many parents, children,
and teachers.
Recommendation 1:
Have high
expectations
Recommendation
2: Use
a positive approach
Recommendation 3:
Require
a response
Recommendation 4:
Ignore
irrelevant speech, vocalizations, giggling, laughing, and actions
Recommendation 5:
Speak slowly,
clearly, and specifically
Recommendation 6:
Use a schedule
and other methods to predict upcoming events and changes for the child with
autism
Recommendation 7:
Do not
raise your voice, grab, or threaten the child with consequences
Recommendation 8:
Do not
allow behavior problems to succeed in escaping demands
Recommendation 9:
Do not
give in to rigid routines or fixations
Recommendation 10: Establish,
reinforce, and expect the basic "learning/ attending protocol"
Team C0110296: This set of recommendations
was too good to miss, so we requested the author's kind permission to reproduce
it here at "Being different; Living with Autism". The original document
can be found at The
Autism Home Page [http://autism.mybravenet.com/teaching.htm]
The Autism Home Page's DISCLAIMER:
This site is intended to provide basic information resources on Autistic Disorder.
It is not intended to, nor does it, constitute medical or other advice. The
author of the web site is not a medical doctor. Readers are warned not to take
any action with regard to medical treatment or otherwise based on the information
on this web site or links without first consulting a physician. This web site
does not necessarily endorse any of the information obtained from any of the
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web site promote or recommend any treatment, therapy, institution or health
care plan. The information contained in this site is intended to be for your
general education and information only and not for use in pursuing any treatment
or course of action. Ultimately, the course of action in treating a given patient
must be individualized after a thorough discussion with the patient's physician(s)
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