How to Teach Autistic Children More Effectively Using Educational Psychology and My Own Experiences and Knowledge

By Angela Goodwin

An educational handbook to help those that interact with people with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome correctly.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jan 8, 2016
• ISBN: 9781326527587

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How to Teach Autistic Children More Effectively Using Educational Psychology and My Own Experiences and Knowledge

How to Teach Autistic Children More Effectively Using Educational Psychology and My Own Experiences and Knowledge

Introduction

It is well known that autistic children even adults need a different approach to learning to the rest of the neurotypical (NT) i.e. ‘normal’ population as there is a lot autistic children already know and understand but of course they have their own difficulties. I remember reading a school report about myself about 6 years old and it mentioned that I had some difficulties with learning maths but after I had received assistance from my father I was now much better. I can’t recall what exactly he did but it obviously benefited me greatly. Sometimes we need that extra help and tuition to help us grasp a particular concept before we can move on to the next task. In traditional schools they are quite in flexible in the dogma that is applied so that children that need extra support do not receive and therefore fall behind unnecessarily.

Autistic children need structure and a schedule as this helps them make sense of an extremely confusing and chaotic world. If they can have their own little piece of calm then they will be reassured and will perform significantly better with reduced anxiety which will mean smiles all round. It is for this end that I am writing this book with an aim to help autistic children, parents, families and anybody that needs to come into contact with them.

Structures also require planning and autistic children can be extremely stubborn and trying in the fact that things must be done there way so anything can turn into a battle of wills but you don’t need to give in to their every whim as they do need to accept some rules of society. As your child matures the timetables can be more flexible as they will understand the reasons for things