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Teacher Training for Screening and Supporting Autistic Students in India

Start Date:  August 2020

Researcher : Selina Marianna Shah

Project Incharge : Prof. Dr. Prema Nedungadi

Prof. Raghu Raman

International Collaborator(s) : Dr. Lynnea Erickson, University of Washington; USA; Prof. Mark Stokes, Deakin University, Australia

Center : AmritaCREATE

School :  School of Sustainable Futures

Teacher Training for Screening and Supporting Autistic Students in India

This study seeks to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive teacher training program designed to enhance autism awareness and provide practical skills for screening and supporting autistic students in mainstream educational settings. The program is grounded in evidence-based practices and incorporates a multi-method approach, including action research, to assess its effectiveness.

Conference:

Conferences: Micro:bit Live 2021, UK

ICSD 2022, USA: “Involve Teachers in Screening and Supporting  Autistic Children in Rural India”

ASFAR 2022, Australia: “Refining Pedagogies for Teaching and Learning of Computing for Autistic Students ”

MWCR 2022, India: “Disaster Management for Autistic Children and Adults and their Families and Carers”

ACM CompEd 2023, Hyderabad: “Meeting the Needs of All Learners through High Quality K-12 Computing Education Research”

INSAR 2024, Australia: “Piloting teacher training on screening and supporting autistic students in India”

extended abstract submitted for INSAR annual conference

Gallery

Visit to the Block Resource Centre, Kollam in June 2022
Interaction with teacher trainers and special educators at BRC, Kollam in June 2022

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