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Students with ASD Some useful considerations for professionals

Students with ASD Some useful considerations for professionals . Australian legislation. 1992: Disability Discrimination ACT: (DDA) 2005: A set of standards to supplement the DDA Features of the DDA

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Students with ASD Some useful considerations for professionals

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  1. Students with ASDSome useful considerations for professionals

  2. Australian legislation 1992: Disability Discrimination ACT: (DDA) 2005: A set of standards to supplement the DDA Features of the DDA • DDA defines both the traditional impairment (physical, intellectual, psychiatric & sensory disabilities) as well others such as learning disabilities, ADHD, behaviour problems and physical disfigurements. • The standards address: enrolment, curriculum, participation, student support services and elimination of victimisation.

  3. What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? ASD is a developmental disability in which there is dysfunction of some parts of the brain and central nervous system. This affects how a child learns to understand and use language and to interact with people and the environment.

  4. Cognitive Strengths of Aspies Characterised by at least four of the following: • strong preference for detail over gestalt • original, often unique perspective in problem solving • exceptional memory and/or recall of details often forgotten or disregarded by others, for example: names, dates, schedules, routines • avid perseverance in gathering and cataloguing information on a topic of interest • persistence of thought • encyclopaedic or "CD ROM" knowledge of one or more topics • knowledge of routines and a focused desire to maintain order and accuracy • clarity of values/decision making unaltered by political or financial factors From: The Discovery of "Aspie" Criteria by Attwood and Gray

  5. What factors influence how students with ASDs learn?

  6. What factors influence how students with ASDs learn? Activity: You will be given a characteristic from the previous page. Answer the following questions:

  7. Professional Reflection....... What strategies can YOU use as a class teacher to enhance the learning of a student with ASD in the classroom?

  8. What factors influence how students with an ASD communicate?

  9. Activity: You will be given a characteristic from the previous page. Answer the following questions:

  10. Professional Reflection....... What strategies can YOU use as a class teacher to enhance the communication of a student with ASD in the classroom?

  11. Ideas and notes

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