Autism In Classroom

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Autism is a disability that affects verbal and non-verbal communication. Children with Autism usually lack many social skills. About half of the children with are non-verbal and the ones who do talk usually use echolalia, which is when they repeat back to you what you said. With this disability it is usually evident if a child has Autism by three years old. If a child has Autism they will show resistance to change to their daily routines and the environment around them. Children with Autism are also very sensitive to sensory stimuli and can become highly aggressive. As of right now, there are no known causes for Autism. Researchers only have some ideas of what can increase the risk of your child having Autism. There are treatments you can use, but those are still not proven to show significant difference in a child with Autism. In high school, I gained experience working with students with Autism. My high school, has a Life Skills classroom for the students with severe disabilities. This classroom had ten students, the head teacher, and three paraprofessionals. In this classroom, they don’t only learn math, science, reading, and writing. They also learn basic life skills such as, cooking, doing laundry and taking care of their personal needs. The teacher in this …show more content…
One student, was very social, she would say hi to everybody who walked by her. She would be very sensitive to loud noises and was unable to complete her classwork without assistance. When she would have sensory overload she would start yelling and waving her arms. The other student was not very verbal, but he would talk to you after you tried long enough. He would need help completing his classwork and was unable to attend pep assemblies because of the loud noise and different things going on at once. When he would have sensory overload he would become self-harming and needed to be taken on a walk to calm

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