Open AccessTeaching Children with High Functioning Autism – What Teachers Understand About High Functioning Autism and What Support They Would Like to Receive.
Author(s) -
D. Williams
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
kairaranga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-9021
pISSN - 1175-9232
DOI - 10.54322/kairaranga.v17i1.205
Subject(s) - autism , high functioning autism , psychology , resource (disambiguation) , developmental psychology , autism spectrum disorder , computer science , computer network
Teachers are often faced with the challenge of teaching students with high functioning autism without any formal professional development in autism. Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) are a service which is able to provide short-term support for teachers. One ofthe roles of RTLB is to provide teachers with the required support to further develop their skills to enable them to effectively teach students with high functioning autism. The current study explored teachers’ understanding of high functioning autism and aimed to identify what support teachers of these students would like to receive. Results indicated that, contrary to some previous studies, teachers have an understanding of the characteristics of autism. Results also identified support that teachers would like to receive. The supports identified are supports that RTLB are able to provide.