Learners with Asperger's syndrome: guidelines for teachers in inclusive education settings

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Sanders, Debbie Anne

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2009-08-25T10:52:50Z

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Asperger's Syndrome , Learners with Asperger's Syndrome , Inclusive education , Impairments , Social model , Support networks , Attitudes , Curriculum , Teachers of learners with Asperger's Syndrome , Practical guidelines

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Learners with Asperger's Syndrome are educated in inclusive education settings. As a result of the recent trend of `inclusion' all teachers may be required to educate all learners in their regular classrooms. This research attempted to explore the nature of Asperger's Syndrome as well as inclusive education in order to develop practical guidelines for teachers of learners with Asperger's Syndrome in regular schools. The interview responses of eight parents of learners with Asperger's Syndrome as well as the observation of these learners are reported. The results of the interviews and observations, were corroborated with the literature study in order to outline guidelines which would ensure that teachers will cater for the needs of these learners and support their inclusion in the inclusive settings successfully. Results of this study indicated that knowledge of Asperger's Syndrome and guidelines for accommodating the impairments of these learners is the first step towards successful inclusion.

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Sanders, Debbie Anne (2009) Learners with Asperger's syndrome: guidelines for teachers in inclusive education settings, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1424>

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