Arnett Moore
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6/13/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Arnett Moore
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In one recent case, I had a student who exhibited mild autistic behaviors. Student was consistent with repetitive behaviors that were resorted any time activities seemed to be more challenging than what may have been anticipated. Social skills developed as the year progressed, but there were still moments of difficulty in relating to classmates. Although not formally diagnosed due to parental unwillingness, several trained counselors were observant enough to consider this to be the case. Once this possibility became a consideration for the student, efforts were made to modify classroom activities to accommodate for the student's preferences. Student was given more opportunities to visualize activities through written instructions and physical demonstrations. Also his musical instrument assignment was expanded to include piano/keyboard, which proved to provide a very calming atmosphere for the student to interact with others in the ensemble. |