- What techniques do you recommend for interacting with a person with ASD?
- What readings would you recommend to families to improve these aspects of communication and social interaction?
- What readings would you recommend to teachers to learn more about communication with students with ASD?
- How can you get a child to " listen " when they are not interested in doing so, without having to repeat the question many times or raise your voice?
- My son is 4 years old, and when he does something he shouldn't, I explain why he shouldn't do it, but I don't think he understands because he does it again. I don't know how to do it.
- How can I explain to my 6-year-old son the importance of giving other children space, not putting himself above others, and avoiding asking the same question repeatedly to avoid rejection from other children?
- I have a 14-year-old son with ASD and ADHD. How can I communicate better with him so that he doesn't become aggressive or angry every time I ask him to take a shower, do his homework, or put down his mobile phone, which he is very addicted to?
- Is it good to force children with ASD to interact with other classmates if they don't want to?
- When they are young or adults, how can we get them to leave the house if they also don't have a job? Is this isolation good for them?
- As a teacher, I struggle because with so many students, we lose sight of the needs of individuals with ASD. How can we help them and ensure they understand what we're saying?
- Can emotions be addressed with children with ASD in the school setting?
- What resources are available for adults with ASD? The few that families find are private and expensive.
- What strategies do you recommend to encourage the willingness to communicate using non-primary reinforcers in children with ASD and disabilities? Specifically, in cases of non-verbal ASD, without communication using pictograms or other alternative communication systems.
- How can we address their needs and reduce the anxiety they experience in everyday situations?
- How can you relate to a medical professional with ASD?
- What professional profile is best suited to work on communicative intent and interaction in people with ASD?
- How could the curriculum level be adapted to the profiles of children with ASD?
- How can we support a person with Asperger's Syndrome when we see that they are having trouble communicating?
How could the curriculum level be adapted to the profiles of children with ASD?
The educational landscape is complex, and it's important to remember that each child has a unique profile and specific needs. These children make an extra effort to learn at their own pace, and sometimes the educational needs and diversity of each child, with or without autism spectrum disorder, are not sufficiently considered in the classroom.
It's important to personalize teaching, taking into account different intelligences and adapting the learning process to each child. Undoubtedly, teachers try to do the best they can, but more training in this area and perhaps more resources within the system are also needed.
As a teaching professional, I have to say that it's very difficult to address all the diversity that exists in classrooms. Even so, there are strategies, like those we've mentioned in other questions, that can help:
If the centers have the necessary resources, they can organize small groups, put two teachers in the same classroom and thus attend to diversity, and provide specific training in ASD.
At the curricular level, there are individualized plans. This document, which must be developed jointly by the family, the Psychoeducational Guidance and Counseling Team (EAP), and the student's tutor at the beginning of the school year, should outline the student's learning objectives and the necessary curricular and environmental adaptations. It is also important to conduct a quarterly assessment to allow for adjustments based on the student's progress.