Supporting students with ASD

Upasana Arora
THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

 A welcoming and inclusive learning environment

 Visualaids include visual schedules and social
stories.
 Designing a sensory-friendly classroom
 Clearly defined routines and expectations
 Seating flexibility and sensory breaks
ABA STRATEGIES IN THE CLASSROOM

 Positive reinforcement is used in Applied Behavior Analysis

 Data gathering and analysis
 Techniques for prompting and fading-Cues will be given to the kids to get
the correct response and gradually
eliminating the prompts.
 Methods of structured instruction
IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES

 Visual aids for ABA programs-It plays a crucial

role in providing better understanding
 Communication and social skills education
 Analysis of tasks for skill development
 Managing Difficult Behaviors
 Generalization and consistency
COLLABORATIONS WITH PROFESSIONALS

 Collaboration with teachers of special education

 Speech therapists
 Occupational therapists
 School Counsellors
 Team meetings and regular communication
COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS

 Workshops and training options

 Autism organizations in your community
 Parenting organizations and support groups
 Extracurricular
therapeutic services
Obtaining community resources
COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS

 Regular Communication With Parents

 Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Meetings
 Parent-teacher Conferences
 Providing Resources And Guidance
 Encouraging Parental Involvement
MEETING UNIQUE STRENGTH AND NEEDS

 Identifying The Student's Strengths

 Fostering Independence
 Differentiated Instruction
 Peer Support And Social Integration
 Providing Sensory Supports
 POLICIES AND LEGISLATIONS
 The Education Act: Creates a legislative framework for special
education services, with an emphasis on inclusive education.
 Individualized Education Plans (IEPs): Plans designed specifically for kids
with ASD that outline their needs, strengths, and support techniques.
 The Ontario Autism Programme (OAP) provides treatments for children with
ASD such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy,
 Speech and occupational therapy.
 The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) require
accessibility requirements in educational institutions, making them more access
ible.