QUESTION: You are a parent of a child with ASD. Recently, you have received a complaint from his/her school teacher saying that he/she has not been complying with the teacher’s instructions in class. How would you handle the situation?
You would:
1)Be frustrated and scold your child.2)Deny the situation and provide examples of your child being obedient.
3)Ask the teacher to explain his/her negative behaviors in school and discuss with other parents.
4)Do nothing about it because you assume it was just a bad day for your child.
5)Request more information from the teacher, then talk with your child and do role play at home.
Let’s check the result! If you choose…
1)Being emotional could not help the situation. Scolding or negative feedback may trigger some negative behaviors and affect your child’s school life.2)Bringing up examples of your child being obedient at home would allow teacher to understand more about your child, but you might not find solutions for solving the negative behaviors at school.
3)Good to ask for more information from the teacher, but discussing with other parents might not get appropriate advice as every child’s situation is unique.
4)Ignoring the situation and trying to redirect yourself with some excuses does not help the situation. You will never understand the reason why your child ignoring the instructions at school. Leaving the problem unsolved may affect the academic, social and school life of your child.
5)That’s right! Asking for more information from the teacher and having a talk with your child would definitely help understanding the situation. You may know the struggle behind his behavior and be able to comfort your child appropriately. This may be the first step for you to carry out behavioral intervention.
Now let’s take a look at how we teach a child to listen to instruction at school!
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小測驗: 假設你是一名自閉症孩子的家長，你收到一位老師的電話，投訴你的孩子在課堂上不聽從指令。你會怎樣處理？
你會:
1)十分生氣，立即教訓孩子2)不認同老師的說法，提出孩子日常生活中服從指令的例子
3)向老師了解情況後，與其他家長討論問題
4)不作任何處理，認為孩子只是當日狀態不佳
5)跟老師了解情況，並與孩子溝通及在家練習服從性
來看看你所選的解答吧！如果你選擇了…
1)生氣的表現對事情沒有幫助，反而會有反效果，更有機會引起負面行為，影響孩子的校園生活。2)提出例子可供老師參考孩子在不同情況下的服從性，但也未能解決問題。
3)每位孩子的行為也是獨特的，與其他家長溝通未必得到適當的行為解決辦法，應尋求專業人士的意見及協助。
4)孩子無法在學校聽老師指令一定會影響學業、社交生活及與老師的關係。不處理這行為問題或為孩子找藉口有機會影響孩子成長。
5)主動向老師了解情況和與孩子溝通能了解行為問題的背後原因。只有對行為問題有充足的理解，才能針對問題的原因作出恰當的介入。
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