| Education Children With Autism | | | | districts may use a good multisensory reading |
| Do you experience a child among autism, | | | | program, but do not train the teachers, and do |
| pervasive developmental disorder, or Aspergers | | | | not give the child direct instruction for the |
| Syndrome? Have you continued searching for | | | | prescribed amount. A few names of multi |
| specific methodologies that were able to help your | | | | sensory reading programs are: the Barton Reading |
| child's education? This article serves to discuss 5 | | | | and Spelling System, Lindamood Bell system, and |
| the are proven to assistance children investing in | | | | the Wilson reading program. |
| autism learn. | | | | 3. Social Skills can be taught by using the SOS |
| Curricula that are used to teach children are | | | | system (Social Skills in School) by |
| required by law to be research based which | | | | Dunn. Also Building Social relationships by Bellim, or |
| means that they are proven to work to teach | | | | Social Skills interactive software. A new method |
| children. The problem is that many school districts | | | | for teaching children how to develop relationships |
| are sticking to antiquated curricula and | | | | is called the Relationship Development |
| methodologies, rather than looking for research | | | | Intervention. |
| based ones. Below is a list of 7 that you can ask | | | | 4. For Central Auditory Processing disorder there |
| for to benefit your child's education: | | | | are several effective methods available; Fast |
| 1. Applied Behavioral Analysis has been researched | | | | ForWord, Earrobics, and Berard Auditory |
| since 1987 and is proven to help children with | | | | Integration Training (called Berard AIT). Also make |
| disabilities learn. ABA is intense 1-1 from 25-40 | | | | sure that the method used is used for the |
| hours per week. Children are taught skills in a | | | | correct amount of time, or progress may be |
| simple step by step manner such as teaching | | | | minimal. 5. For children with sensory integration |
| colors one at a time. ABA is extremely | | | | disorder there is a program called the Alert |
| expensive; between $35,000 and $50,000 per | | | | Program: How Does Your Engine Run? |
| year. For maximum benefit the child should start | | | | Occupational therapy is also used for children with |
| as close to age 3 as possible and continue for at | | | | sensory integration dysfunction (SID-which most |
| least 4 years. Many states are beginning to cover | | | | children with autism have). |
| autism treatment, so check and see if your state | | | | If your child is receiving occupational therapy for |
| is one of them. Education Children With Autism | | | | SID, make sure that the schools OT has the |
| 2. Reading should be taught using a multisensory | | | | correct training, to deal with sensory integration |
| reading instruction that is Orton-Gillingham based. | | | | issues. Ask for proof that they are SIPT qualified, |
| Make sure that any teacher that teaches your | | | | before they are allowed to work with your child. |
| child has received the appropriate amount of | | | | Don't let your child suffer anymore! Lead your |
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| that the reading system prescribes. Many school | | | | |