Before starting work with a child with autism, it is important to look after yourself. The child with autism requires the adults around him to have a great deal of patience, understanding and energy to work effectively. Ensure that you:
• have had sufficient sleep
• are not feeling frustrated or on edge.
At the least, it is critical that you can behave in a calm and relaxed manner. This does not mean that you cannot express your feelings and emotions. They must, however, be related to the child and task at hand and not something extraneous to the situation.
Read the rest of this entry »
The Learning Preferences and Strengths (LPS) model is comprised of three key components: structure, content and process. Excellent teaching is the fine art of connecting and integrating these key components for each child.
The individual child’s preferences and strengths are at the heart of this model, guiding the structure, content and processes of his program. When there is a match between Learning Preferences and Strengths and program structure, process and content, a synergy is created that is greater than the sum of the parts. When the child’s Learning Preferences and Strengths are engaged, his learning can be optimized and used in tandem to enhance other areas of preference and strength.
Read the rest of this entry »
Like any other disease and disorder, patients are commonly being avoided, like a contagious disease. And its getting worst with the first diagnostic from medical consultant which started with negative state of sentences.
Sentences such as lack of, failure to, impairment of, come along with disorder, which might indicated the disease or disorder as mutually exclusive. But between those disorder, especially in patients with Autism, there are strength, the became smart and stand out in some exams.
Read the rest of this entry »