Special Education Assessment and Diagnosis

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Special Education Diagnosis and Assessment

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Autism and the spectrum of autistic related diss is a dis where the development of the brain is affected and these children suffering from the disease require special education and teachers trained to deal with this problem . The problem is even worse when the diagnosis is in adolescents or older groups as education techniques differ . The article I will summarize is

Van Bourgondien , M . Schopler , E (1996 ) Intervention for adults with

autism . Journal . Jan -march issue

The article talks about The TEACCH approach in the education of people with autism It is tailored to the individual needs of each autistic person and takes into account their circumstances and involves family community , caregivers , colleagues and job coaches . The article describes the diagnosis and assessment of autism in older individuals

The diagnosis of autism in older people can be done using the same scale called the childhood autism rating scale or CARS but the score can be lowered to 28 for adults instead of 30 for children . The primary assessment tool for TEACCH is the Adolescent and Adult Psycho educational pro (AAPEP ) that assess the individuals skills in relation to work , home , communication ,vocational , independence interpersonal and leisure (Van Bourgondien , M . Schopler , E . 1996 )Also in the assessment individuals involved with the person like caregivers can give information relevant to the assessment

The TEACCH programs use visual structured teaching to teach individuals how-to deal with tasks on their own by forming a routine which can help individuals do household tasks or even check lists or color coding to help at work related tasks . Communication training is another aspect where autistic adults have difficulty as often the situations are different and demands are different . In a workplace training involves ways to get attention or seek advice from a supervisor . Social skills are learnt through group training , one to one sessions and sharing experiences and learning from non autistic people (Van Bourgondien , M Schopler , E . 1996 ) It helps autistic people learn to enjoy social interactions and being with other people . Stress reduction and physical exercise are other areas of focus to help autistic individuals lead a healthy life and also lessen behavioral problems

In my opinion this article has been very informative and comprehensive with regards to the ways the programs are individualized to suit the need of the person . It also includes not only education but the physical and mental well being . The article has been written with a clear understanding of autism and how different the presentation of an individual with autism can be which is why the TEACCH approach suits the individual needs of an autistic person . The writer has taken the TEACCH approach but hasn 't given its success in line with other techniques Also the diagnosis was brief . It could have included more detail on the CARS scale and also included other scales . The article could have more examples of situations...