Autism Observation

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On Tuesday September 26th, 2017 and Thursday September 28th, 2017 from 4:00pm to 6:00 pm, two observations were conducted that involved observing four children who have an Autism spectrum disorder. The Alternative Community Resource Program (ACRP Program) is conducted in DiSepio on the Saint Francis University campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays and encourages the exposure of children with Autism to social interactions by using games among the children and that these children are exposed to social interactions in public (via going to dinner at Torvian dining hall).
On my particular visits, the four children (Nathan, Kevin, Lloyd, and Trevor) were present. Nathan appeared to be a very high-functioning child who was very inclusive to other people …show more content…

I will be working as a high school mathematics teacher in the near future and I need to make sure that I include all students in my class regardless of their disability or abilities. I noticed that these students have very particular interests and hobbies. I need to be able to tap into these interests of my students if I want to be a truly effective teacher to these students. If I can relate my lessons to something that is interesting to these students who are on the autism spectrum, I will be able to make them more interested in the academic material since they will feel that it relates to their interests. Nathan and Kevin (in particular) all demonstrated this unique feature when I tried to apply other knowledge to their interests. This relates directly to me teaching mathematics in the future, because it reminds me that I need to promote the accessibility of information to all learners and I have an obligation to make them want to learn the material rather than just have them listen to me lecture about topics. If I can make applications in the minds of students, then I will create critical thinkers in my mathematics

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