Practical Techniques for Teaching Students with ASD Helpful strategies that create better opportunities for learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to get the most out of your lessons. It may sometimes seem as if pupils with autism or Asperger’s Syndrome live in their own world, one that is remote from other learners. It is easier … Read more
Classroom Strategies for Idioms to Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome Why is something easy ‘a piece of cake’? Understand why idioms are a minefield for these very literal-minded learners. Includes three teaching activities. An idiom is any phrase that has a non-literal meaning. For example, To kick the bucket most commonly means ‘to die’. Anyone who … Read more
Understanding and Using Modeling, an Excellent Teaching Tool Social skills are difficult to impart to many students with autism or Aspergers. The social story has become an excellent new tool for teaching those valuable skills. One of the central educational issues for autistic students (both in the classroom and at home) is a deficit of … Read more
Specific Learning Disability in Math also Called Number Blindness Information on the diagnosis and treatment of Dyscalculia, a specific learning disability in the area of mathematics. Dyscalculia Dyscalculia describes a specific learning disability in the area of mathematics. It has also been termed number blindness. This, much like dyslexia, is a neurological problem. Symptoms of … Read more
Diagnosing Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD is a descriptive diagnosis that must involve a detailed developmental history and physical examination of the child and their behavior Preschool teachers and daycare providers tend to become concerned if the children they teach are overly hyperactive or have short attention spans. It is important that adults who … Read more
If you’re a parent of an autistic child, you know how difficult it can be to find the proper toys and games to help enhance your child’s development. Children with Autism need to be carefully evaluated, and often the age recommendations on the usual toys do not apply for children who have autism. These children … Read more
Unschooling or child-led learning has grown in popularity today. However, there is a certain mindset that one must have in order to make it work for their family. We will now take a look into the unschooled mindset and the way unschooled parents think. Unschooling – A Philosophy For Change To begin with, it is … Read more
Unschooling is whereby children are allowed to learn through their natural life experiences. In other words, there is no set way in which a child learns. Through unschooling children are able to decide to learn things that are of interest to them in a way that interests them most. There is now radical unschooling (whereby … Read more
It is important to have an effective therapy for those with autism. There are actually a variety of approaches for therapy for autism taken in this regard. This is because there are constantly new things being learned (i.e. special diets, supplements, behavioral intervention, training, teaching, skills, physical intervention). Even still, the core areas of difficulty … Read more
Autism support groups for parents of autistic children are a must in dealing, learning and coping with raising autistic children. You can find many online support groups for autism if there are no local support groups for autism in your local area. Depending on where you live, this may become more difficult to find. Regardless … Read more