Another question I had was, what do the teachers have to do differently with the autistic children rather than the normal children? People have three basic learning styles. Visual learners learn from reading or seeing a demonstration of a skill. Auditory learners learn best from lectures, spoken instructions, or even music. A kinesthetic learner finds that movement helps and that they learn faster if they immitate a demonstration rather than observing it. So I found out that the teachers have to find out what learning style best suits the child and emphasize that learning method and communication. Communication is a big part of how the teacher teaches the child. It is common for an autistic child to be unable to process multiple sensory inputs at the same time. Autistic kids often have trouble with generalization, which can affect the way they learn skills such as looking both ways before crossing a road. The lack of generalization can apply to objects as well. For example, a child could use the black toilet at home but not anywhere else because the toilets are white-The child couldn't connect the concept of toilet being black at home but white everywhere else. Autistic children may fixate on something they enjoy, such as trains. Incorporating this fixation into their lessons by including stories of trains, math problems involving trains, and so on gives motivation to learn. It is common for an autistic kid to have trouble connecting two events even if they are very close together.
"People with AUTISM.... do not lie, do not judge, do not play mind games. Maybe we can learn something from them."
"Autism/Asperger's/PDD Awareness-favorite autism quotes." circle of moms. N.p., 14//08/2010. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.circleofmoms.com/autismaspergerspdd-awareness/favorite-autism-quotes-569012>.
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