Children With A Child With Autism - 1365 Words

Children with autism tend to have their ability to comprehend spoken language overestimated more than any other child with a disability (Miniscalco, 2011). Many children may be able to express language, but their ability to process spoken language is lacking. It is important not to assume they understand and comprehend spoken language especially when it comes to school performance. In the school and home, adults can mistake lack of comprehension for noncompliance. That is when a child with autism is asked to do something and they just stare it may be because they are unable to comprehend the meaning behind what was said. Teachers should talk less and show more (Project Access, 2015). On the other hand, a child may respond to language†¦show more content†¦They may not be able to determine gestures such as waving or motioning to come near. They can be most often literal and unable to lie. A normal functioning student is able to lie especially to get themselves out of trouble. A student with autism will take things literally such as when they are up walking and you ask them to sit down. Instead of going to their chair and sitting, they may sit where they stand. These students may not qualify for speech services for articulation and sound, but will need language therapy to provide them with the means to be effective communicators. With all students in and out of the school system their independence and success is based on their cognitive function. There are major cognitive differences with students with ASD. However, cognitive differences do not necessarily mean that they are intellectually disabled. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2015), forty-six percent of children diagnosed with autism have average or above average intelligence. On the other hand being able to retain knowledge or answer questions on a standardized test does not mean that you are able to apply the knowledge gained to become independent. Children with ASD tend to make their own unique associations rather than typical ones. For instance they may not know associate a person heading for the door is intending to leave, they may associate that movement