As a modern educator we have to prepare and have knowledge of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and how to react when a child has an emotional outburst. Typically students with ASD will have difficulty controlling appropriate behavior. According to Brentani, Helena, Paula, Cristiane Silvestre de, Bordini, Daniela, Rolim, Deborah, Sato, Fabio, Portolese, Joana, Pacifico, Maria Clara, and McCracken (2013), ASD Spectrum Disorder, “…is characterized by a shared spectrum of qualitative impairments in social interaction, associated with varying degrees of deficits in communication and marked repetitive behaviors and restricted interests.” ASD diagnoses have increased over the years and teachers need to educate themselves on the most up-to-date classroom
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In order for DRA procedure to be effective, the desired behavior needs to be reinforced immediately and consistently. Reinforcement needs to be presented each time initially, and then reinforcement can be provided on a more intermittent basis” (page 8). When it comes to reinforcement and rewards it is extremely important for a student with ASD to have this behavior modification strategy in place. When a student has an emotional outburst sometimes they can harm either themselves or others. Reinforcement for good behavior is crucial, and according to Heinrichs, Martin, Montgomery, Shooshtari, and Stoesz (2014): “Student well-being is compromised if efficient and effective response to these behaviors is delayed or absent. For example, students may repeatedly injure themselves, leading to infections and decreased physical health. Alternatively, classmates who feel threatened by a student’s aggressive behavior will not feel safe, and as such, their mental health and learning may be compromised” (page 3). Every child deserves to have a safe environment in the school setting, which is why reinforcing good behaviors is they key to stopping distracting or harmful …show more content…
For Niederhoffer it was extremely difficult and it took him a long time before he could finally sit at a table, eat lunch, and talk to the people around him. Social skills training is important for students because they will not be able to have teachers and helpers around them for the rest of their lives. By giving the students the skills to socially interact they will be able to control their behavior and have better self-management. According to Blumberg, Colpe, Kogan, Pringle, Rice, and Zablotsky (2015), “Children diagnosed with ASD and ID had the highest current use of school-based social skills training and speech language therapy, and the highest current use of community-based sensory integration services, cognitive behavioral services, and speech language therapy” (page 5). Social skills training is as important to an ASD student as a student with the combined ASD and ID diagnosis. Social skill training will help students through out their life when they are out in the world looking for jobs and going to college. Social-skills are a life long lesson for students with ASD so they continue to have self-management skills in new situations, as they get older. In a study shown, social skills were almost non-existent in six students with ASD. The study then used that data in order to teach social skills. The researchers, Schreibman and Whalen (2003) found that after teaching social skills the
In order for DRA procedure to be effective, the desired behavior needs to be reinforced immediately and consistently. Reinforcement needs to be presented each time initially, and then reinforcement can be provided on a more intermittent basis” (page 8). When it comes to reinforcement and rewards it is extremely important for a student with ASD to have this behavior modification strategy in place. When a student has an emotional outburst sometimes they can harm either themselves or others. Reinforcement for good behavior is crucial, and according to Heinrichs, Martin, Montgomery, Shooshtari, and Stoesz (2014): “Student well-being is compromised if efficient and effective response to these behaviors is delayed or absent. For example, students may repeatedly injure themselves, leading to infections and decreased physical health. Alternatively, classmates who feel threatened by a student’s aggressive behavior will not feel safe, and as such, their mental health and learning may be compromised” (page 3). Every child deserves to have a safe environment in the school setting, which is why reinforcing good behaviors is they key to stopping distracting or harmful …show more content…
For Niederhoffer it was extremely difficult and it took him a long time before he could finally sit at a table, eat lunch, and talk to the people around him. Social skills training is important for students because they will not be able to have teachers and helpers around them for the rest of their lives. By giving the students the skills to socially interact they will be able to control their behavior and have better self-management. According to Blumberg, Colpe, Kogan, Pringle, Rice, and Zablotsky (2015), “Children diagnosed with ASD and ID had the highest current use of school-based social skills training and speech language therapy, and the highest current use of community-based sensory integration services, cognitive behavioral services, and speech language therapy” (page 5). Social skills training is as important to an ASD student as a student with the combined ASD and ID diagnosis. Social skill training will help students through out their life when they are out in the world looking for jobs and going to college. Social-skills are a life long lesson for students with ASD so they continue to have self-management skills in new situations, as they get older. In a study shown, social skills were almost non-existent in six students with ASD. The study then used that data in order to teach social skills. The researchers, Schreibman and Whalen (2003) found that after teaching social skills the