Educating Children with Autism outlines an interdisciplinary approach to education for children with autism. These scores are important in characterizing samples and allowing independent investigators to replicate specific findings, given the wide variability of intelligence within the autism spectrum. For example, deficits in aspects of
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist that was famous for his four stages of cognitive development for children, which included the development of language. This view led to the impression that children with autism did not suffer from cognitive delay. While not all children with autistic spectrum disorders entirely lack a theory of mind (Klin et al., 1992), they may be impaired to some degree (Happe, 1994). …show more content…
The committee explores what makes education effective for the child with autism and identifies specific characteristics of programs that work. In addition, the ability to generalize and broadly apply concepts may be much more limited in children with autism than other children (Tager-Flusberg, 1981; Schreibman and Lovaas, 1973). Such tests have generally shown that children with autism exhibit problems both in aspects of information processing and in acquired knowledge, with major difficulties in more verbally mediated skills (Gillies, 1965; McDonald et al., 1989; Lockyer and Rutter, 1970; Wolf et al., 1972; Tymchuk et al., 1977). It will be important to consider the effects of these possible shifts on interventions. This book examines some fundamental issues, including: How children's specific diagnoses should affect educational assessment and planning How we can support the families of children with autism Features of effective instructional and comprehensive programs and strategies How we can better prepare teachers, school staffs, professionals, and parents to educate children with autism What policies at the federal, state, and local levels will best ensure appropriate education, examining strategies and resources needed to address the rights of children with autism to appropriate education. The interpretation of this literature is complicated by the association of autism with mental retardation in many individuals, by developmental changes in the expression of autism, and by the strong interdependence of various lines of development. However, according to Goodluck , once language does emerge it is usually within certain stages and children go through these stages in a fixed order that is universal in all children. Children with autism present educators with one
Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist that was famous for his four stages of cognitive development for children, which included the development of language. This view led to the impression that children with autism did not suffer from cognitive delay. While not all children with autistic spectrum disorders entirely lack a theory of mind (Klin et al., 1992), they may be impaired to some degree (Happe, 1994). …show more content…
The committee explores what makes education effective for the child with autism and identifies specific characteristics of programs that work. In addition, the ability to generalize and broadly apply concepts may be much more limited in children with autism than other children (Tager-Flusberg, 1981; Schreibman and Lovaas, 1973). Such tests have generally shown that children with autism exhibit problems both in aspects of information processing and in acquired knowledge, with major difficulties in more verbally mediated skills (Gillies, 1965; McDonald et al., 1989; Lockyer and Rutter, 1970; Wolf et al., 1972; Tymchuk et al., 1977). It will be important to consider the effects of these possible shifts on interventions. This book examines some fundamental issues, including: How children's specific diagnoses should affect educational assessment and planning How we can support the families of children with autism Features of effective instructional and comprehensive programs and strategies How we can better prepare teachers, school staffs, professionals, and parents to educate children with autism What policies at the federal, state, and local levels will best ensure appropriate education, examining strategies and resources needed to address the rights of children with autism to appropriate education. The interpretation of this literature is complicated by the association of autism with mental retardation in many individuals, by developmental changes in the expression of autism, and by the strong interdependence of various lines of development. However, according to Goodluck , once language does emerge it is usually within certain stages and children go through these stages in a fixed order that is universal in all children. Children with autism present educators with one