Disability people need education too


Therapies used for children with autism

There were made a lot of years of research,mainstream classrooms, others in special
and it was reached to the result that appliededucation classes within mainstream public
behavioral methods really show benefit inschools, and others in specialized programs
improving communication, learning andseparate  from  mainstream  public  schools.
appropriate social behavior, also reducing
inappropriate behavior in children withThere were made specific programs for persons
autism.with autism. For example, TEACCH, a program
developed in North Carolina comprehends
It was seen that started early, usually indifferent theories and techniques to develop
the preschool years, these interventions arean individualized program for each person
more  effective.with autism. This program focuses more on
providing the child with the skills needed to
Based on the principle of reinforcement,understand his or her environment and
which says that behavior can be changed bycommunicate his or her needs, and less on
rewarding desired behavior and removingchanging  specific  behaviors.
reinforcement for unwanted behavior, the
applied behavior analysis is designed to bothTo teach children social skills there is an
correct behavior and teach skills for dealingapproach that uses stories, in each story a
with specific situations. It was seen thatperson being faced with a situation or an
the person will repeat behaviors for which isevent. These stories are adapted for each
rewarded, and this principle is applied inindividual, they often contain music and
many different ways like discrete trialillustrations, and help the child develop an
training, errorless learning, incidentalunderstanding of the appropriate or expected
teaching, shaping and fading, and it isresponse  to  the  situation.
known that most treatment programs include a
number of applied behavior analysisAn approach that helps the child with autism
therapies.progress on the natural developmental ladder
is the floor time. It is based on the theory
In order to provide a comprehensive treatmentthat children cannot progress to advanced
program individualized to meet each child'slearning until they have completed all the
specific needs, the behavioral therapistsrequired steps of this ladder; this theory
collaborate with parents, teachers, andsays that children with autism have not
community  professionals.completed  the  ladder.
The main principle of education suggests thatThere are also complementary therapies. These
each person with autism has his or her owntherapies include art therapy, music therapy,
strengths, abilities, and functional level,animal therapy, and sensory integration
so it is very important that education to betherapy. For example, music therapy involving
adapted, to meet everyone's personalsinging helps the child to develop speech and
requirements.language skills, art therapy offers the child
a nonverbal way to express his or her
When it is possible, it is important thatfeelings, and animal therapy has the role to
children with disabilities to be educatedimprove the child's motor skills while
together with children with no disabilities,increasing  self-confidence.
because they will serve as models for
appropriate language, social, and behavioralSensory integration tries to help the child
skills.reorganize and integrate his or her sensory
information, tries to make the child to
Some children with autism are educated inbetter understand the external world.



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