For parents with a child who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, hearing that your school system has to place your child in a special classroom with little education because they don't understand how to teach them is frustrating. In fact, it can be infuriating. Schools are designed to provide every child with the best education possible, and understanding why they cannot provide that is difficult. In most cases,...more
For parents with autistic children, dealing with school systems can often be a nightmare. Simply put, many of today's schools are underfunded, and as a result, many teachers and guidance counselors are undereducated when it comes to understanding how to treat children with autism spectrum disorder. No matter where the cycle begins, however, placing blame on schools offers little benefit. Instead, it is up to parents and...more
If you are an educator, guidance counselor, or other school faculty member, then you understand the commitment you have made to providing every student that steps into your hallways with the best education possible. With that in mind, what treatments does your school system offer for children with autism spectrum disorders? Are they herded into classrooms for students with special needs? Are they frequently punished for behaving in ways outside of the norm? Sadly, these are the most common treatments in today's schools, despite the fact that offering ABA therapy could make a real difference in behavior and learning. ABA therapy is more than just a bunch of memorization and mimicking. While these are certainly integral aspects of the therapy, they are designed to help the brains of autistic children form new neural pathways and to literally develop the ability to understand larger concepts. Intensive ABA therapy is shown to help kids learn not only acceptable behavior patterns and specifically taught concepts, but the ability to learn new things in much the same manner as their peers. This is certainly remarkable, and with thirty years of evidence to...more
As the parent of a child with an autism spectrum disorder, you likely understand how difficult it can be just to get through a day when your child is having a difficult time or is unable to communicate his or her needs. Punishing these children typically does nothing to help stop the behavior, and in many cases it can actually make...more
Websites like Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter have revolutionized the ways we socialize, allowing us to contact friends and family, both close and distant, from anywhere and at any time. Upon opening up the sites, we are pulled into the seemingly endless whirlpool of pictures, events, and news taking place in the lives of everyone...more
In many school systems, children with autism spectrum disorder are forced to remain in special needs classrooms until they have reached the age of 18 or until they are no longer enrolled in the school system. In many cases, this is not because the children are not intelligent, but instead because they exhibit behavior patterns that are disruptive to other children and to the learning process. For school systems, and excellent alternative to this arrangement is to implement a quality ABA therapy treatment. ABA therapy is well known as one of the most successful and world renowned treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder. It uses positive reinforcement, prompting, and other specific techniques to help children learn new ideas and concepts, as well as behaviors. Studies show that children introduced to ABA at a very early age are often able to learn the proper behavior patterns and social skills needed to allow them to integrate fully into a classroom of their peers. ABA also makes it easier for these children to learn academically in a standard classroom setting by literally helping their brains make the connections needed to put together broad...more
The only possible reason for people not to consider a filmmaking school is when they treat the craft merely as past-time. The truth is that making a movie is not anywhere near a hobby you can do on your free time. It demands more than just fleeting...more
At the time of the interview, participants were asked to rate their level of knowledge of 20 reading strategies, ranging from no knowledge to having used the strategy in the classroom. The list for the initial strategies was generated from the...more
Before analyzing the strategy use of the teachers, I analyzed the opportunities for reading in each course. Using lesson plans, student notebooks, handouts and worksheets, and PowerPoint and overhead materials, I determined an average number of pages...more
Lecturers became necessary parts of a nation's improvement. As a result of doing the role of teaching and making young minds into higher members of the population, this tiny cluster of folks must be given appreciation. By celebrating...more
They are saying a teacher is that the noblest job of all; for a lecturer's influence surpasses a lifetime. I couldn't agree a lot of, without them I simply can't imagine how things are in the planet today. A tutor will be your mother or...more
There are many online home schooling programs available on the internet, and if you want to begin a new home schooling program for yourself, just look at one of the programs on the internet, and you will realize that they provide everything you need...more