Promoting Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Abstract

This research work is devoted to reinforce tuition and maintain a positive rapport among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is disquieted to instruct a child with a learning disability for both teachers and parents. Therefore, the present research aims at discovering the difficulties and challenges that ASD impose on teachers, besides the approaches that specialists adopt to develop children’s behavioural and educational skills. The main issue in this research is the extent to which ASD children are exposed to different learning tasks and how they are professionally and paternally treated to increase their learning process. To undertake this research, a questionnaire, and a semi-structured interview were designed for parents, psychologists, and speech therapists, besides classroom observation for autistic children. The study revealed that there is a lack of teaching materials, and poor special needs institutions. Besides that, the psychologists and the speech therapists do not receive any special needs educational training, which leads to the unavailability of qualified teachers who are able to cope with a developmental disability. Accordingly, we recommend that the authorities should provide more support to this category of learners.