Autism occurs along a spectrum so teachers need to understand the disorder and adapt how they teach to meet learners’ needs
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They may experience difficulties forming and maintaining relationships with their peers. They may also show a reduced interest in socialising and may struggle with reciprocal social interactions. Furthermore, they often show difficulty in understanding social cues, such as nonverbal communication. They may struggle with transitions between tasks or classes, social engagement and processing information. These difficulties are often met with anxiety and as a result teachers need to be cognisant of these difficulties and how to manage them.
It also does not help that there is no educational rulebook to guide them on how to manage inclusion. Unsurprisingly, meeting the needs of these learners is particularly challenging for teachers because no one teaching method or adaptation will work for all learners with ASD. Given the complexities concomitant with the condition, teachers may find it demanding to cope with the diverse needs of all the learners in an inclusive classroom.
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