Watch as licensed psychologist and autism specialist Dr. Ronald Leaf discusses how parents can determine the educational needs of a child with autism.
Determining educational needs of a child with Autism sectrine/g disorder is a matter of looking at that child and identifying the strengths and weaknesses from an educational standpoint, having a student with Autism, the deficits will be in those communication areas, social areas, and recreational areas, so determining those needs and breaking those skills to smaller parts and integrate them in the class room.
It means finding teachers and training staff and having the expertise in this education of autism so it can provide a necessary programs to address those issues.
Ronald Leaf, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who has over 30 years of experience in the field of autism. He is co-author of A Work in Progress, a manual on behavioral treatment of autism.
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