Most of the teachers promote Inclusion for autistic students

the majority of teachers in general education supports the concept to include autistic children in a regular classroom environment, a small new poll suggests.

Overall, general education teachers eight polled expressed positive views of the inclusion of children with autism, but they felt extra resources would ensure the success in a regular class.

Survey co-authors P. Rosen and e. Fuller seropositivity, Temple University and d. s. Mandell, of the school of the University of Pennsylvania, of medicine, are scheduled to present the findings Wednesday at the international meeting of research on autism in San Diego.

Interviewed teachers worked in an urban school district, unique and important. Each had between one and four students with autism already present in the classroom for an average of 25 students. The majority of autistic students spends at least half a day of is enshrined in a framework of general education, according a press meeting.

On average, teachers have more than 10 years of experience, although specific work with autistic students ranged from none to 15 years.

Preliminary results showed that all teachers share a positive perspective on the inclusion of autistic children in an otherwise standard class room.

In doing so was completely appropriate for 44 per cent of students, and somewhat appropriate to 33 per cent of the students, they said. And as a whole, interviewees indicated that they felt most autistic students (66%) would do well to remain in their current situation of the classroom.

However, for 22% of the students, inclusion was considered somewhat inappropriate, and for a third of the students, another more restrictive environment would be better, said teachers.

Regardless of their points of view, teachers generally expressed confidence in their ability to handle students with autism, while observing that not all children were adequately prepared for the requirements of a general educational environment.

Overall, participants suggested that more resources were needed to help promote social interaction between autistic students and their peers in good health. Also needed: has continued to support teachers of special education and training on how to respond to requests for individual education plans, they said.

Research presented at meetings is considered preliminary because he has not been subjected to the examination required for publication in a refereed journal.