AUTISM TUTOR IN BRISBANE

Justin Clark MEd, MLearningInnovation, BEd, BA

I’m a registered and qualified Queensland school teacher who has chosen to specialise in tutoring individuals with autism spectrum disorder, including those who have lower support needs (previously known as Asperger’s).

Experienced and Qualified ASD Tutor

When it comes to ASD with low support needs, tutoring focuses on empowering students and adults in building learning and study habits for lifelong learning. One of my specialties is teaching those with reading and writing difficulties.

This may include spelling, which involves the ability to identify and form letter-sound relationships. This requires an intact phonological system for auditory and speech integration. Some students on the autism spectrum may lack understanding of the sound-symbol relationships.

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Teaching Strategies for Low Support Needs ASD

As an ASD tutor, spelling strategies are evaluated to determine if students’ errors are rule based, predictable, developmental, or irregular. This can be combined with Direction Instruction in teaching decoding in reading, which can also be used to strengthen comprehension skills. These strategies are also effective for promoting mastery of functional reading skills. Exposure to texts is crucial, along with listening to story books and relating the text to life experiences.

Technology is another useful aid in encouraging student interaction. Written expression can present a challenge when teaching children with ASD, as they can become frustrated and anxious. This often manifests when formulating what to write and struggling to organise and develop their ideas. Therefore, teaching students to use prewriting strategies such as visual organisers and planning charts can help them structure and support their ideas during written tasks.

Individual Targeted ASD Tutoring

The wide variety of learning profiles in students with ASD, including low-support needs or Asperger’s, influence which teaching strategies may be most effective. An excellent way of understanding this with my students is through differentiated instruction, as I recognise that they all have different ways of learning, different interests, and different ways of responding to instruction.

This involves offering different learning experiences to respond to students’ varied learning needs. Differentiated instruction also includes strategies that facilitate listening, enhance motivation to learn, and increase engagement.

Communication and Socialisation

As part of being an ASD tutor, I assist in improving communication and socialisation skills. This is combined with educational learning.

An example of this is Adult-Mediated Instruction and Intervention. This is where I provide social skills instruction directly to students through Social Stories, Comic Strip Conversations, Concept Mastery, and social autopsies.

These interventions can help students acquire new skills, after which peer-mediated approaches can be used to further enhance skill generalisation.

Asperger’s Tutoring in Brisbane

If your child is experiencing learning difficulties due to Autism Spectrum Disorder (high or low-level support needs) and you’re seeking help, I’m an experienced and qualified (MEd, MLearningInnovation, Bed, BA) tutor, with experience as a primary and high school teacher in Brisbane.

One-one-one targeted tutoring lessons are conducted from my home office in Boondall in the northern Brisbane suburbs. My business and tutoring hours are 8am to 8.30pm Monday to Friday.

Please feel free to contact me (Justin) for a chat on 0407 407 223 and make a time for you and your child to meet with me so I can obtain input from you and advise on how I can assist your child with their particular social and learning needs.

You can also learn more about me.

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If your child is in the autism spectrum and you would like to learn how to help with their learning, or if you are a teacher interested in learning more about teaching children with ASD, I provide private training in this area.

If you have any questions, call us on 0407 407 223.