Teacher Training for Screening and Supporting Autistic Students in India

Start Date: August 2020

Researcher : Selina Marianna Shah

Project Incharge : Prof. Dr. Prema Nedungadi

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