Autism has an effect upon a pupils social interaction, communication, interests and behaviour. Autism can rang from mild to severe and includes Asperger syndrome. If a child, or young person is effected by Autism they will experience a range of difficulties within the classroom and school.
Autism is the term used to describe a wide range of conditions on the Autism spectrum. Some children with Autism have severe learning difficulties and are educated in special schools, while others have average, or above average, abilities and are taught in mainstream schools. Those with a higher level of ability are described as having Asperger’s Syndrome or high functioning Autism.
While there is a wide range of differences among children with an Autism, they share common difficulties with:
Interacting socially and appropriately;
Understanding and using language and to communicate;
Thinking imaginatively, enjoying and participating in a range of activities;
Often shown in repetitive and restricted behaviour patterns.
Children with Autism think literally; they find it tiring to communicate and are often confused by the rules that govern social behaviour.
There are various approaches and strategies that teachers and support staff can use to help develop the behaviour, language, and communication skills of children with Autism. These strategies include the use of visual aids and visual timetable, social stories, the use of circle of friends, PECS, TEACCH, and SPELL to name a few. However as each child is an individual, the advice and teaching approaches provided by the specialist teachers at Inclusion Solutions will be specific for each child in a particular school or class setting.
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