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AUTISM SPECTRUM IN CLASSROOM AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONIST A PANORAMA OF CHALLENGES IN FACILITATING TEACHINGLEARNING PROCESS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).52      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).52      Published : Sep 2019

Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges in Facilitating Teaching-Learning Process

Abstract

    Autism spectrum disorders are lifelong developmental disabilities that can impact how students understand, what they see, hear and otherwise sense. This can result in difficulties with learning, communication, and behavior in their classroom. To execute this phenomenological research study in private schools of autism, the researchers were keen to dig out and try to listen to the perspectives of the special educationists regarding challenges in facilitating the teaching-learning process. Through semi-structured interviews, data were collected from twenty (20) special educationists working with children diagnosed on the spectrum of autism disorder. The majority of the special educationists reported that during teaching, they must execute various intervention strategies by incorporating different tools provided by the school. Their one major issue was time management because they have to handle every kind of issues arouse by the child and environment, alone during teaching. It was reported that the general education curriculum is also difficult to teach alone because they have not received any kind of specialized curriculum for such kids.

    (1) Asmaa Azeem
    Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Almas Shoaib
    Phd Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Fauzia Naheed
    Professor, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Azeem, A., Shoaib, A., & Naheed, F. (2019). Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges in Facilitating Teaching-Learning Process. Global Social Sciences Review, IV(III), 415-420. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).52

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Azeem, Asmaa, Almas Shoaib, and Fauzia Naheed. 2019. "Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges in Facilitating Teaching-Learning Process." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (III): 415-420 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).52

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AZEEM, A., SHOAIB, A. & NAHEED, F. 2019. Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges in Facilitating Teaching-Learning Process. Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 415-420.

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    MHRA : Azeem, Asmaa, Almas Shoaib, and Fauzia Naheed. 2019. "Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges in Facilitating Teaching-Learning Process." Global Social Sciences Review, IV: 415-420

MLA

    MLA : Azeem, Asmaa, Almas Shoaib, and Fauzia Naheed. "Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges in Facilitating Teaching-Learning Process." Global Social Sciences Review, IV.III (2019): 415-420 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Azeem, Asmaa, Shoaib, Almas, and Naheed, Fauzia (2019), "Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges in Facilitating Teaching-Learning Process", Global Social Sciences Review, IV (III), 415-420

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Azeem, Asmaa, Almas Shoaib, and Fauzia Naheed. "Autism Spectrum in Classroom and Special Educationist: A Panorama of Challenges in Facilitating Teaching-Learning Process." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. III (2019): 415-420. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).52