AUTISM
SPECTRUM DISORDER…Wow, I connected with the plight of autism, through the children and
their families. ASD is so wide with numerous
levels of functionality ; however, I was very surprised how some children were able
to overcome autism, if that is a correct statement. They received intensive one-on-one therapy
and interaction at an early age and were able to become functional, mainstream
young learners.
I would like to investigate autism in twins,
siblings, and investigate early detections of ASD for early intervention in
children as young as 4 months. ASD consist of many levels of learning and
techniques to help the young learner become functional; more so, one is required to be taught how to empower and enable the young learner and not disable him, therefore, ASD relate directly with my
future aspiration of educating teachers on the different learning styles for
early learners.
The interview I had with
Ms. Hall concerning her son with autism motivated me the most as a person,
mother, grandmother, and professional. This mother never gave up, she never
stop believing that her son would one day be able to function independently, from the age of three years old when he was diagnosed with autism to his current age of nine and has very little signs of autism, attending a mainstream school and is doing well. This took hours of interaction with her son,
training from the agency that addressed her son’s ASD’s needs. In addition, the love and
support she received from family members and the community.
Furthermore, the research on how one-on-one
interaction might assist a child with varying abilities and resiliency gave insight to families, and the course work on how
cultures are different and one must be respectful to all cultures for the success
of the child, were paramount to my learning and understanding as a
scholar gave insight on society.
Finally, the
knowledge received from this course gave one a different out-look on one’s doctoral
pursuit. ASD, is very board, however, how communities, schools, teachers,
classmates, families, and parents of children with ASD deal with ASD can be
broken down into small leaning modules so that the child and every one in his
life is empowered and knowledgeable to help him succeed. Whether
this will be a main focus of the dissertation of a subtopic, it does not matter, I have connected to ASD
for life.
