Bridging the Gap: Teacher Awareness and Intervention Strategies for Autistic Learners

Abstract

Autistic children, like all other children with diverse learning needs, need to be educated alongside typically developing children. Teachers, however, are often reluctant to include these children in their classrooms because they are not adequately aware of their needs and characteristics and possess limited knowledge of intervention techniques that can support the learning of autistic children. This may be due to the lack of adequate preparation during teacher training courses. The present paper is an attempt to create awareness among the stakeholders of the school education system in India about the needs and characteristics of autistic children, as well as effective intervention techniques for their learning.