Friendship Village, Vietnam
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Welcome to our series
of short videos
designed to improve your understanding of
Autism Spectrum Disorder
commonly known as ASD.
Once you understand what Autism is
and how it affects individuals
you will be better prepared to
support teachers and students
with the disorder
and successfully integrate strategies
into the classroom.
What is Autism?
Autism is a developmental disorder
characterised by
an individuals inability
to connect with
and understand others.
Symptoms begin from early on in life
typically before the age of three
and vary from case to case.
It is a pervasive
developmental disorder
marked by impairments in
Social interaction
Communication
Sensory Processing
and a preference for stereotyped
repetitive and rigid behaviour.
Approximately 1 in every 100
children have ASD,
with a higher prevalence among
boys than girls.
The range and serverity
of the difficulties people with ASD
experience varies greatly
between individuals.
Autism in Vietnam
It is estimate that there are
approximately 160 000 individuals
with Autism in Vietnam.
However, no official statistics exist.
This rate is comparable to that of
developed countries.
the availability of education
and discussion of Autism in
universities is servery lacking
when compared to western nations.
Autism in the Classroom
As you can imagine
the school environment may
pose challenges for children with
Autism.
Language disorders
and specific learning difficulties
with literacy
numeracy
and other academic skills
are common.
Characteristics such as
difficulty coping with change
in routine and abnormal responses to
auditory, visual and vestibular stimuli
may impact
on a child's ability to learn.
While fine motor problems
associated with Autism
can affect self help skills
and include slow laboured
handwriting.
Which can lead to frustration
and problems at school.
Important things we want you to remember
Lastly, we want to finish off
with some important points we want
you to remember.
First,
Autism presentation are unique.
Autism is a huge spectrum
each individual has their own
talents and skills.
Some just need more assistance
and demonstrations than others.
2.
Routines and transition warnings
make life so much easier
for you and the child.
By providing a 2-5 minute warning
prior to the conclusion of an activity
you allow an individual
time to process and conclude
their current activity.
Reducing anxiety
and unexpected behaviours.
This leads to point 3.
Individuals with Autism
need extra time to process language.
Be patient and provide visual supports,
when possible.
4.
Individuals with Autism commonly
see the world very black and white.
Therefore, they are very literal
by nature.
So, be direct with instructions
and please be mindful of sarcasm.
5.
They can get stuck on one subject.
Commonly individuals with Autism
have a special interest,
an area they are particularly bright in.
However, at times this can
get in the way of their learning
of other things.
Do your best to incorporate this
to extend their learning
in other areas.
6.
They will have challenges in
Social interaction, communication
and processing of sensory information.
7.
Children with Autism
will use repetitive behaviours when
they are excited, bored or stressed.
So basically when they are not in the
optimum level of arousal.
Finally, eight (8)
Use positive reinforcement.
Children with Autism
often experience anxiety
and therefore repeated punishment,
especially when they
do not understand why,
can result in shutdown behaviours.
I hope you have enjoyed
our educational video and
Thankyou for listening.
We hope this has provided you
with some insight on Autism
and some current considerations for
working with children
in the classroom.
Thank you