The Methods Of Learning And Teaching For Students With...

The Way I See It, by Dr. Temple Grandin, is a personal look on the methods of learning and teaching for students and parents of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It discusses the way that the autistic mind and the â€Å"normal† mind think differently. It teaches ways for parents and educators alike to encourage young children with autism to learn in a way that benefits them in their own way. It discusses the three types of autistic learning, ways to overcome sensory overload, and ways to encourage the autistic person to break free of their comfort zone to try something new that may change their life. The Way I See It by Dr. Grandin, not only requests that you not discredit the autistic mind, but it demands that you set no†¦show more content†¦People with autism aren’t incapable of learning, they just learn in ways that are different than the average student does. Autism Spectrum disorder is believed to be caused by many things including a gene mutat ion, advanced parental age at the time of conception, oxygen deprivation during birth, and maternal illness during pregnancy. Autism is still being heavily researched, and no concrete cause has been found yet, but over the course of the past 5-10 years, research has finally begun to give us some of the answers we’ve been longing for. Key Idea 2: What is Asperger Syndrome? Asperger Syndrome or more commonly known as Asperger’s, is known on the spectrum as â€Å"High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder.† This Autism Spectrum Disorder is much more likely to go undiagnosed until the patient is much older, possibly into elementary/high school, even into their adult lives. People with Asperger’s often exhibit difficulty in social situations, have a restricted range of interests, and have repetitive behavior. People with Asperger’s often have difficulty maintaining eye contact when in conversation with another person, they often have one-sided conversations, and when put in social situations they often have awkward mannerisms with their hands or legs. Children with Asperger’s tend to have exceptional language and vocabulary development skills, but this often gets them into