School training module seven,autism and sensory differences
Child care training series module four updated cognition
1. The Basics of Autism
Spectrum Disorders
Training Series
RAAC Training Committee
2012
2. Child Care Training Series
Modules
Module One: Autism Defined, Autism Prevalence
and Primary Characteristics
Module Two: Early Signs of Autism
Module Three: Physical Characteristics of Autism
Module Four: Cognition and Learning in Autism
Module Five: Autism and Sensory Differences
Module Six: Communication and Autism
3. Child Care Training Series
Modules
Module Seven: Behavior Challenges and Autism
Module Eight: Understanding Behavior in Persons
with Autism
Module Nine: Functional Behavior Assessment
Module Ten: Autism Play Skills to Teach
Module Eleven: Safety and Autism
4. Cognition and Learning in Autism
There is a wide range of cognitive
ability.
Intellectual Disability Gifted
5. Big Idea
Children with autism can
learn. It is up to us to
figure out the best way to
teach them.
6. Strategies for Learning
Differences
Many children with autism understand better by
seeing than hearing something. When possible, use a
picture or written words.
Actual objects mean more than photographs or line
drawings for some.
They may have great memory for
numbers, facts, directions, but they may have a hard
time retelling events. Use pictures or reminders to
help remember past events.
7. Strategies for Learning
Differences
Skills learned in one place may not be used in a new place.
May have to teach the skill in each place it is used.
The child may not learn by watching others. We may have
to teach them by going through each step. A list of steps
can be helpful for some tasks.
8. Strategies for Learning
Differences
It might take longer for the child with ASD
to think through what was said before they
are able to respond. Give them time.
The child might not even see why they should
respond. Prompt them to respond.
Some days it may be harder to concentrate or
the child may be more stressed, making it
harder for them to think and learn.
9. Big Idea
Visuals help with learning.
This can be objects,
pictures, or written words.