Early Intervention Essay

As a teacher we have to prepare and know how to react when a child has an emotional outburst. Typically students with Autism Spectrum Disorder will have a problem with this. According to Brentani, Helena, Paula, Cristiane Silvestre de, Bordini, Daniela, Rolim, Deborah, Sato, Fabio, Portolese, Joana, Pacifico, Maria Clara, and McCracken (2013), Autism 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.” Autism has become more common over the years and how teachers handle their learning is very important. Children with autism are sensitive to certain sensory experiences, and children with autism need to have intervention as early as possible. In order to provide the best education possible, not only to children with autism, but also to students without any disabilities, teachers …show more content…
According to Serna, Lobo, Fleming, Fleming, Curtin, Foran, and Hamad (2015), “Early and intensive intervention can greatly improve a child’s chances of learning adaptive, communication, and academic skills” (Page 2). Early intervention is critical to a student’s academic career; the quicker intervention starts the better. A study was conducted to look at the MRI scans of 22 patients with ASD, the researchers looked at the brain development between the patients who received early and ongoing intervention and those who did not. According to Benassi, Coniglione, Elia, Garaci, Gialloret, Guida, Krueger, and Pardini (2011), “Our data suggest that early and prolonged treatment, as well as high adherence to the therapeutic process are instrumental to achieve a better clinical outcome” (Page 591). Multiple studies are showing that the work of early intervention has been paying off for these students when they are getting