American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Washington, DC:
For National Autism Awareness Month, we take a look at some of the most common misconceptions surrounding autism spectrum disorder.
"These are the things I'd keep in mind going into a new school year with an autistic student in my class."
"It takes hard work to face obstacles and learn from them."
#2. "Trying to 'fit in' will make you feel miserable."
"For Jake and I, Jetpulse Comics is more than capes and bad guys. It's about empowering our children and teaching them to unleash their inner heroes."
I am currently teaching a practicum where my students (who are actually teachers getting their master’s degree in special education) are teaching students with special needs. Some of these teachers are encountering students with autism for the first time and have felt some anxiety about this so they asked for some ideas and strategies to help them in the classroom. These are some of the suggestions that I have given them that I have used in the classroom successfully. 1. Use Task Analysis…
"That tiny part of my brain that is still capable of rational thought keeps thinking, 'Why am I doing this? Calm down, control it!' But I can't control it."
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"These kids don’t have difficulty with verbal learning — decoding language and learning to read. Instead, kids with non-verbal learning disorder have trouble understanding less overt information — relationships, concepts, ideas and patterns."
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