Gashbon is Providing Autism Rehabilitation training session
Autism special services
These special services are provided in the center as an intervention to reduce symptoms, improve cognitive ability and daily living skills, and maximize the ability of the child to function and participate in the community. Behavioral intervention activities focus on social communication skill development-for the children with autism spectrum disorder, this may reduce the restricted interests, repetitive and challenging behaviors. For some children, occupational and speech therapy may be helpful, as could social skills training and medication in older children. The best treatment or intervention can vary depending on an individual’s age, strengths, challenges, and differences.
There are other therapies that can be part of a complete treatment program for a child with ASD.
The trainer also uses techniques to focus on emotional and relational development (feelings and relationships with parents and caregivers). It also focuses on how the child deals with sights, sounds, and smells, in addition to, providing of occupational therapy social skills training and speech therapy.
Objectives:
- Children with autism develop speech skills and respond to information coming through senses.
- Children with autism will be able to converse, share, play and work with typical peers
- Support children to control their emotions, behaves, mitigate behavioral problems and promote adaptation skills.
- Develop self –adaptation, social relationships among other children
- Provide a safe and happy environment among families of children with Down syndrome.
Methods:
- family visits;
- Special training and structured educational program for individuals and in sessions.
- individual psychotherapy sessions with an emphasis on play, non-verbal communication and developmental processes;
- Individual and group sessions
- counselling sessions for families/caregivers on how to adapt
- follow up sessions;
- Observations of the children during the activities of the Gashbun center.
Target:
Refugee’s and IDP’s and vulnerable host community children with autism benefit from special training and structured program individually and in sessions