Preparing your child for school may seem like an intimidating burden, but the truth is you don’t have to bear it alone. If you’re worried about school anxiety, or the social skills and behaviors that your child needs to succeed, you may benefit from an early intervention approach in a highly structured, preschool setting like ABA therapy.
Children on the autism spectrum can face a unique set of challenges at school. As such, it’s helpful to be aware of what some of these challenges might be, and how to prepare for them.
Children learn their ABCs and Math through their academic curriculum, but the hidden curriculum teaches them things like social awareness, self help skills, and what behavior is expected of them in a classroom setting.
Some of those behaviors include:
• Staying seated
• Making eye contact with teachers and peers
• Communicating their needs
• General social skills