Strategies for Transitioning Preschool with Autism...

This is an article review of Anthony M. Denkyirah and Wilson K. Agbeke 2010, which investigated the Strategies for Transitioning Preschool with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Kindergarten. The article was published in Early Childhood Education Journal. Research (Rice and O’Brien (1990), Rule et al. (1990), and Wittmer et al. (1996) found that an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children who sustained suitable services in their preschool years, they are able to face academic challenges and try to continue developing their cognitive, living and social skills. How the children with ASD adopt the transition to kindergarten it’s depend partly on how the teachers control, manage and develop strategies when working with their family. This research†¦show more content†¦Parents and teachers need to identify factors strengthening them like giving cookies or other, in addition to the praise given. Two major types experience by ASD children are vertical and horizontal transition. Where vertical transition is like preschool program to kindergarten, while horizontal transition for the development and predictable scope. Parents and teachers can also use social reinforcement to ensure that they show good behavior and keep learning. It is important to maintain a regular schedule is followed, making the environment as something to be expected by the child. When the need to make changes, guardian or teacher must be prepared for children with autism will become uncomfortable and show resisting behavior. While in communication, the increase can be done using the appropriate movement and gestures. DISCUSSION OF IMPLICATION Based on the study, only teachers with special education qualification were credential to participate in this case. Of course the one who had taught or were teaching preschool with Autism Spectrum Disorder children are selected for this survey. For private school like mine, it is very difficult to deal with ASD children because we don’t have qualification towards that. The parents supposed send their children to special school but they don’t. Some of them denied or cannot accept that their children have this kind of problem. As parents they want the