Fle part 3
Assisting Children with Autism at home to better succeed in the classroom
Ja’Mya Wilburn
HSL 4854
Intro: What is Autism?
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects critical capabilities including:
Social
Social Interactions
Language
Speech
Ways to support abilities:
constructing and running
fine motor skills like sketching and feeding
Speech techniques like expressing oneself and recognizing emotions
Language
Parents have the duty of helping their children develop language at an early age.
-Sign language
-Clear communication
This helps to develop firmly the child's ability to adapt to their surroundings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutCcQLsi5Y
Therapies
Many children with ASD benefit from early intervention and specialized therapies such as:
Speech therapy
Occupational treatment
Behavior rehabilitation.
These therapies can help children with ASD develop the skills they need to interact with the world around them
Developing a Routine
Benefits
-Safe and Secure
- Minimize Meltdowns and Tantrums
-Regularity Control
-It can also help to reduce anxiety and stress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI7Gol7JzWk
Help Maintain Focus
Segmenting work into simpler, easier to handle phases
Avoid multitasking
Decreases chances of meltdown and over stimulation
Encouragement
Positive Reinforcement
Refining Motor Skills
- Motor skills are movements of the body which require muscle movement
Holding a pencil
Handling scissors
Walking in a single file line
-What can be done at home
Puzzle games
Drawing
Block Play
Group Play
References
Brignell, A., Chenausky, K. V., Song, H., Zhu, J., Suo, C., & Morgan, A. T. (2018). Communication interventions for autism spectrum disorder in minimally verbal children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 11. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd012324.pub2
Gernsbacher, M. A., Sauer, E. A., Geye, H. M., Schweigert, E. K., & Hill Goldsmith, H. (2008). Infant and toddler oral- and manual-motor skills predict later speech fluency in autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49(1), 43–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01820.x
Koegel, L. K., Bryan, K. M., Su, P. L., Vaidya, M., & Camarata, S. (2020). Definitions of Nonverbal and Minimally Verbal in Research for Autism: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(8), 2957–2972. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04402-w
Weisblatt, E. J., Langensiepen, C. S., Cook, B., Dias, C., Plaisted Grant, K., Dhariwal, M., Fairclough, M. S., Friend, S. E., Malone, A. E., Varga-Elmiyeh, B., Rybicki, A., Karanth, P., & Belmonte, M. K. (2019). A Tablet Computer-Assisted Motor and Language Skills Training Program to Promote Communication Development in Children with Autism: Development and Pilot Study. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 35(8), 643–665. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2018.1550176
YouTube. (2016). Autism Parenting - Routines Are Vital. YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI7Gol7JzWk.
YouTube. (2016). Use of Sign Language & Children With Autism | Dr. Vincent Carbone. YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutCcQLsi5Y.