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CLASSROOM ACCOMMODATIONS AND ASSITED TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH…
CLASSROOM ACCOMMODATIONS AND ASSITED TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)
WHAT IS ASD?
Flexible seating allows students to chose were and how they want to sit whilst they learn, says Rivera(2017)
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Noise cancelling head phones. Children with Autism or Auditory Processing Disorder often have a hard time with noise. Background noise is a constant nuisance and causes major difficulty when it comes to processing information and sorting the important from the unimportant (Schectman 2012)
Daily class schedule. Difficulties with transitions between tasks and activities is common through the full range of the autism spectrum. Therefore, a daily class schedule detailing the broad activity categories for the day is a must. (caring4ourkids 2016)
Sensory tools:Up to 95% of autistic children have difficulties regulating their sensory system, which is often referred to as sensory processing disorder. Therefore, sensory tools, or fidgets, can help relieve the resulting stress and improve focus for autistic children as they attempt to learn in a busy classroom environment.(caring4kids 2016). The below photos show the sensory corner in the SEN room at International School Saigon Pearl, Vietnam
Brain breaks. A single five minute break every hour provides much needed time to transition between tasks and recover from the demands of the classroom environment.Breaks should also be available on an as-needed basis to allow students with autism to learn how to respond to internal cues and take the actions required to regulate their being recommends caring4kids (2016)
IPADS/TABLETS Increase communication skills with Apps. Autism Speaks, an autism science and advocacy organization that funds research and increases awareness, reported that about 25 percent of people with ASD are largely nonverbal. Others are identified as low-functioning communicators.
For such students, there are apps called “visual scene displays” that are most assistive for children struggling with verbal skills (EdTech 2016)
Speech with Milo,is an App helps children develop storytelling skills by creating an interactive storybook.Speech with Milo(EdTech 2016)
SceneSpeak is an App that creates interactive displays and stories with text-to-speech voices added to narrate scenes sceneSpeak(EdTech2016)
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Digital tools to promote confidence. Confidence goes hand in hand with improved social skills (EdTech2016)
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Colourful semantics is an approach created by Alison Bryan. It is aimed at helping children to develop their grammar but it is rooted in the meaning of words (semantics).Colourful semantics reassembles sentences by cutting them up into their thematic roles and then colour codes them. We currently use colorfu semantics with our Autisic students at International School Ho Chi Minh City[Colorful Semantics] (ITS 2017)(http://integratedtreatmentservices.co.uk/our-approaches/speech-therapy-approaches/colourful-semantics-2/)
Use Visuals for instruction recommends Wright(2001) Highlight important information, color code, provide visual directions.
Provide small group instruction, rather than large group instruction. Directions and
classroom instruction should be offered in a small group setting so that as much oneto-one
and peer interaction is provided as is needed by the student (Wright 2001)
Use interests and strengths of the person to structure both curriculum and
free-time activities. (Wright 2001).
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