Use Printables to Teach Children with Autism

Use Printables to Teach Children with Autism

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Autism is a complex learning and developmental disability that can be diagnosed within the first three years of a child's life. It is also called Asperger's syndrome and autistic savant. Children with autism exhibit a lack of awareness of their immediate environment and appear withdrawn and detached from other people. Autism is a neurological disorder that, if scientists are to be believed, results from genetic and environmental factors: nurture and nature. It is also more prevalent among boys than girls. Despite its rather doomsday definition, many children diagnosed with autism have exhibited such strokes of genius that have been put on paper and are now recognized in their own professional fields: Temple Grandin (a professor at an American university and the inventor of the Hug machine), Hikari Oe (a Japanese composer), and Stephen Wiltshire (an architectural artist).  
You might wonder how children with autism are taught. For one, children with autism need repetition and visual stimulation to learn. One way children can be taught is through the use of printables.
Here's how:

• Folder Games. Take the usual folder pieces and use them to tell a story that a child can relate to, for example, a picture of a pond and a frog that you can download from the Internet. Take these photos, print them out, cut them into separate pieces, and then stick the photos into the folders. You can download and print as many pictures as you like as long as they are related to each other. More examples: chicken and egg, shoes and socks, T-shirt and pants. As soon as the child recognizes these match-ups, you can play a game by asking him to match which ones go together.
• PECS. PECS stands for Picture Exchange Communication System. Children with autism seldom use verbal means to communicate their feelings and thoughts. You can help the child by showing him pictures and explaining how each picture can help him tell you how he feels or what he needs. For example, if he wants to drink water or have a cookie, he can show you the picture that tells you exactly what he needs from you.
• Picture schedules. Children with autism need to follow a routine or schedule on a daily basis. This schedule creates a reassuring environment for children with autism, who find harmony and order in repetitive actions. One of the most effective ways to help him stick to a schedule is to tack up a picture schedule with activities he can easily identify, such as brushing his teeth, taking a bath, getting dressed, eating breakfast, and so on. The schedule should preferably be hourly and relevant to his schedule at home and at school.
• Coloring printables. You can use any type of figure or image that she can color within the borders using a coloring pen. Observe which type of printables inspires her most and stock up on those. Not only will she get used to coloring different images, but she will also sharpen and practice her grip on the crayons. This also prepares her to learn writing later on.

There's nothing stopping a child with autism from learning as much as she can and functioning in society. If you lead her through the most ideal learning patterns in an environment that nurtures her mind, there's nothing she can't do!