Autism In Classroom

1. Autism

A developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engaging in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. Students with Autism will experience difficulty with social interaction, attention span, and moderate to severe behavior issues. The effect on the classroom may include but not limited to the following:
1. Destructive behavior
2. Student isolation
3. Individual modified instruction
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Normally an aide or specialist will be assigned to a student. The student may require assistive technology as well as additional resources that they can benefit from. The effect on the classroom may include but not limited to the following:
1. large amount of lesson planning
2. more individual focus
3. teacher needs to be skilled in this area of expertise.
This category of student will require additional lesson planning/modification and area expertise.
Differential and an adaptive classroom will be required. It will be important to maintain an inclusive environment.
Modeling, guided practice utilizing physical verbal and visual prompts, teaching phonic awareness and direct instruction of vocabulary will be required.
3. Deafness
A hearing impairment so severe that a child is impaired in processing linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. A deaf student may have difficulties with attention, memory, oral communication, language development and social interaction. It is likely that a deaf student might self- isolate themselves and have trouble talking too loudly or struggle with pronouncing words. large amount of lesson planning
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Provide the students with physical access in the classroom. Provide accommodations and assistive technology as needed. Assistive technology that allows the student to verbalize needs when writing/raising one hands. Modification of instruction to allow participation.

9. Other health impairment
Having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment, that—
(a) is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome; and
(b) adversely affects a child’s educational performance.

Students with other health impairments will present differently depending on health issue. A student with a heart problem may only need modified physical activity. A student with asthma requires less intervention. Students with

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