Teaching Communication to Individuals within the Autistic Spectrum

Authors

  • Rita Jordan

Keywords:

Autism, Communication, Autistic Spectrum, ASD, Whole School Approach, Explicit Teaching, Meaningful Communication, Teaching Strategies, Individualised Needs, SLD, Learning Disabilities, Interaction

Abstract

There is a unique need in people who function within the autistic spectrum to learn the meaning of communication. Teachers need to develop an approach that makes the meaning of developmentally early interactions explicit. By applying careful functional analyses one can look for ways of inputing communicative interest so that the learner is taught ‘how to mean'. 

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Published

1996-11-11

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Jordan, R. (1996). Teaching Communication to Individuals within the Autistic Spectrum. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 9(2), 95–102. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/385

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (1996)

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