Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Imelda C. Raymundo
Special Education Consultant
Tayabas East District
Mental Retardation
What is Mental Retardation?
Meet with the school and develop an educational plan to address your
child’s needs
Tips for Teachers
Learn as much as you can about mental retardation
Recognize that you can make an enormous difference in
this student’s lie
If you are not part of the student’s Individual Education
Program (IEP), ask for a copy of his or her IEP
Be as concrete as possible
Break longer, new tasks into smaller steps
Give the students immediate feed back
Teach the students life skills such as daily living, social
skills, and occupational awareness and exploration as
appropriate
Work together with the student’s parents and other school
personnel to create and implement and educational plan
tailored to meet the student’s needs
AUTISM
What is Autism?
Academic Implications
Disruptive
Impulsive
Inattentive
Pre-occupied
Disregards all classroom rules
Poor concentration
Extreme resistance
Speaks out repeatedly
Aggressive
Regular truancy
Dishonest
•illnesses,
•accidents,
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•problems in a pregnancy(rubella for instance),