Communication skills of autistic children

session	12. Wait your turn when doing activities
	13. Perform actions in turn in the activity. action/dialogue
	14. Take turns using objects
	15. Start a conversation and wait for the other person to respond. again
4	Understand	16. Understand verbal instructions combined with gestures, act
		17. Understand verbal instructions
		18. Understand pictures and objects and point to pictures and objects when named
		19. Understand gestures that express emotions
		20. Understand simple pretend play situations
5	Use of language	21. Respond to adults by looking at their faces and turn by sound
		22. Use gestures/words/actions to greet and goodbye, thank you, sorry
		23. Use gestures/words/actions to make requests, refuse
		24. Use gestures/words/actions to make a statement. information, answer questions
		25. Use gestures/words/actions to attract attention, maintained communication

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APPENDIX 2

REQUEST FORM

(For teachers of autistic children)

Dear teachers!

To find out the current situation of autistic children's communication ability as well as the factors affecting autistic children's communication skills, thereby finding appropriate measures to develop communication skills for autistic children, please provide some of the following information: (mark x in the appropriate ideas, write your comments in the blank space). Thank you very much for your cooperation!

Part 1: General information about communication skills of autistic children

Question 1: According to you, what role do autistic children's communication skills play in their development?

 Very necessary ⁬  Not necessary ⁬  Not necessary Question 2: Please tell me what you think about the communication skills of autistic children?

- The communication skills of autistic children are: …………………………………………

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Question 3: How do you evaluate the communication skills of autistic children?

a. Have good skills

b. Have good skills

c. Have average skills

d. Have weak skills

e. No skills

Question 4: If autistic children lack communication skills, please tell me the reasons leading to the lack of communication skills of autistic children (please be as specific as possible).

- The causes of the lack of communication skills in autistic children are: ……

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Part 2: Communication skills of autistic children

Question 5: What signs do teachers often rely on to recognize the communication ability of autistic children?

 Children understand the content of communication

 Children know how to answer questions

 Children can speak complete sentences with basic components of subject and predicate.

 Children use words correctly

 Children speak in the right context

 Children show gestures and facial expressions appropriate to the communication content.

Question 6: When determining the basic communication skills that need to be taught to autistic children, teachers often rely on which of the following bases?

 Children's experience

 Children's ability to focus attention during communication

 Children's communication characteristics

 The program defines milestones for children's communication development.

 Children's ability to use language (gestures/speech/actions) when communicating

 Ability to wait and respond when communicating

 Ability to understand the content of the communication process

 In addition to the above content, teachers also rely on other bases such as:

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Question 7: Please tell me what teaching methods have you used to develop communication skills for autistic children?

 Whole class teaching  Individual teaching  Group teaching

Question 8: During group lessons, to what extent do teachers organize children to interact with each other and with the teacher?

 Very often  Often  Not often

Question 9: To help children develop communication skills, what did the teacher do?

………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………….. Question 10 : What activities have teachers organized to develop communication skills for autistic children?

 Interactive play between teachers and children

 Interactive play between children

 Language development

 Organize outdoor activities

 Guide children to participate in performing arts, acting, singing, storytelling...

 Let children practice playing and shopping activities outside the classroom environment.

 Other opinions:…………………………….……………………………… Question 11: Do teachers often use visual aids when developing communication skills for autistic children?

 Yes  No

Question 12: In the process of developing communication skills for autistic children, what visual aids and tools do teachers often use?

 Real objects  Pictures  Models  Tapes and CDs  Other objects

Question 13: What is the purpose of using visual aids?

 Attract children's attention

 Stimulate children's active participation

 Form new sentence patterns for children

 Strengthen, expand, and correct sentence and word group models

 Create excitement and stimulate natural communication

 Develop linguistic thinking

Question 14: According to you, the most limited communication skill of autistic children is: (please check 1 option)

 Attention skills

 Imitation skills

 Rotation skills

 Language comprehension skills

 Language skills

Question 15: In real conditions, what have teachers done to overcome and develop communication skills for autistic children?

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……………………………..………………………………………………… Question 16: In the actual conditions of teaching autistic children at the unit, can teachers create an environment that stimulates autistic children to communicate?

 Yes  No

Question 17: What are the common difficulties in developing communication skills for autistic children?

 Inconvenient facilities

 Lack of visual aids to develop communication for autistic children

 Lack of communication development equipment for autistic children

 Teachers have no experience in developing communication for autistic children.

Other reasons: ………………………...…………………………………..…… Question 18: According to you, what are the requirements and conditions to develop communication skills for autistic children?

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…………………………………………………………………………………. Question 19: According to you, what factors affect the communication skills of autistic children? (Please arrange the following ideas in order of importance in the blank, with “1” being the most influential and “18” being the least influential).

 Parents' education level is an important factor in determining the direction of children's communication skills development.

 Parents with good education will have an easier time accessing new methods to develop their children's communication skills.

 Family is the first environment of children, has great significance in the process of forming and developing communication for children.

 Parents who do not have certain understanding of autism will have difficulty agreeing on intervention methods for their children.

 Unity and love among family members give children a sense of security when communicating.

 Teachers with specialized training in special education will be better able to use communication skills promotion methods appropriate to the child's abilities.

 A good social environment will create a foundation for children to have the opportunity to intervene and receive timely treatment.

 Parents are the ones who understand children best, so it will be easier to interact with them.

 Society cares about helping children enjoy policies and rights to be cared for, loved, educated...

 The way family members behave and talk directly affects the way children communicate with others.

 Teachers with good teaching methods and pedagogical skills will create an environment to help children form, practice and develop the best communication skills.

 Agreement between parents on intervention methods for children will help children progress faster.

 Children who are discriminated against by others will have their communication environment narrowed.

 Teachers' behavior also greatly affects the way children communicate with people around them.

 Teachers' professional competence, pedagogical skills and communication skills directly affect the quality and effectiveness of the process of developing communication skills for children.

 Friends around (normal children) are the driving force that motivates autistic children to develop the need to communicate.

 Regular communication between teachers and parents helps children make better progress.

 The classroom environment (decoration, rules, discipline, attitude, behavior of members...) helps children's communication develop faster.

Question 20: Could you please give us some information about the autistic children in your class?

- Parents' occupation

+ Father: Employee, civil servant, intellectual... Trader... General worker... Other...

+ Mother: Employee, worker, intellectual... Trader... General worker... Other...

- Assess the communication skills of the TTK

Good … Fair … Average … Poor … Question 21: Please tell us some of your personal information. Place of work: …………………...………………………..........…………… Education level: …………Work experience:………………………… Number of years teaching TTK: ………….……………………………………………… Sincerely thank you for your cooperation!

APPENDIX 3

PARENT INTERVIEW FORM

Interview date: ……………………..……………………………….......... Parent's name: …………………………………Age: ……….............…… Child's name .................................................................... Grade ................................

School your child is attending: ......................................................................................

1. When did you find out your child had autism?

2. When you found out your child had autism, what was the attitude of everyone in your family and those around you?

3. Who in the family often teaches and plays with you most?

4. How much time do you spend each day taking care of, teaching, and playing with children?

5. How did you intervene and treat the child?

6. Communication skills include

- Attention skills

- Imitation skills

- Rotating skills

- Language listening skills

- Language skills