This document presents information on meeting the needs of a child named Josh and his family. Josh is a 4-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. He has difficulty with social interactions and exhibits restricted interests, becoming frustrated and biting himself. The document discusses providing one-on-one attention and social skills training for Josh. It also provides resources for Josh's family, including information on Asperger's Syndrome and support organizations. The document aims to educate on understanding and assisting children with special needs like Josh.

1. Meeting The Needs of
Children and Families
(Part I)
Present by: Yuan Wang

2. Introduction of The Child and
Family
 Josh
 4 years’ old boy
 father and his two
elder brothers
 Asperger’s Syndrome
Interest in Dinosaur toys
only
Frustrated
Bangs his head
Bites his arm

3. One-on-One Attention
Provide friendly
environment
 Child do not like to play
with his peers
 Need communication
and social skill
Apply variety of positive
behavior guidance
strategies
 Social reinforces
strategy
 Interested item

4. Resources for Family
Community services
Newcomer Settlement Agency
Job research
Financial Support Organization

5. Asperger’s Syndrome
 Asperger’s Syndrome
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
“high functioning” end of the spectrum.
 Characteristics
Difficulty with social interactions and
exhibit a restricted range
 Motor development may be delayed
 Limited or inappropriate social interactions
 https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/asperger-
syndrome

6. Changes Can Be Made
Changes that can be made in the classroom:
 Daily schedule
 Variety of stimulating activities
 All areas are labelled and separated accordingly
 Limits and expectations for children
 Books and materials
Eye level

7. Teaching Strategies
Observations
Physical Presence
Active listening
Modeling

8. Other Children In The
Environment
Don’t forget about other children in
the environment:
Books and materials
Older children to help the younger leader
Positive examples
Children assist in new activities

9. Information For
Child and the Family
The Asperger’s Society of Ontario is a none-profit
organization founded in 2000 by parents of
children with Asperger’s Syndrome and
concerned professionals. The Asperger’s Society
of Ontario is an agency in Ontario that is solely
devoted to serving those with Asperger
Syndrome, their families and other interested
individuals.
http://www.aspergers.ca/aspergers-society-of-ontario/

10. Autism Ontario is the website that
contains various helpful articles
and it provides the Counseling &
Coaching services
http://www.autismontario.com/client/aso/ao.nsf/York/Asperger's
Information For
Child and the Family

11.  Autism Spectrum Connection is the websites
that provides an online space for parents
who have a child with autism to share their
experiences, connect with and support one
another. This online community enables
parents to tell their stories, contribute
information, resources and engage in
conversation with other families affected by
autism.
https://www.autismspectrumconnection.com/
Information For
Child and the Family

12. Bibliography
"Asperger Syndrome". Autism Speaks. N.p., 2016. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.
"Home - Autism Spectrum Connection". Autismspectrumconnection.com.
N.p., 2016. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.
"Home - Autism Spectrum Connection". Autismspectrumconnection.com.
N.p., 2016. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.
"Http://www.Autismontario.Com/Client/Aso/Ao.Nsf/Web/Asperger's". Autis
mOntario.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 26 Mar. 2016.

13. Self- Reflection
 From completing this assignment, I learned to adopt the environment to reach each
child’s individual needs, and using various appropriate teaching strategies to help the
child get into the learning environment. In my scenario, the child Josh is a 4-year-old
boy who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. When I choose this scenario, I
do not have lots of knowledge about Asperger’s syndrome, I only know that Asperger’s
syndrome might considered as a part of autism. And the child who is facing this
situation might have social delays with others. With my high curious about the topic, I
started the research. I first click to the website which my teacher suggest – Connect
Ability.ca, but unfortunately, when I was looking for the Fact sheets, there was not any
specific information about Asperger’s syndrome, then I tried to type in Asperger’s
syndrome from the research page, there only pop up some links of the relative article,
there is one I remembered, “Asperger disorder (or Asperger syndrome) is becoming a
more familiar term, although there continues to be debate about how easily it can be
distinguished from other Autism Spectrum Disorders.” This article talked about autism
at the most of the time, and Asperger’s syndrome is the only one paragraph in the
whole 10 pages article. I don’t think this website explained enough information of what
is Asperger’s syndrome. In order to help the child with support and solution, I have to
figure out the meaning of Asperger’s syndrome. Therefore, I first learned the definition
in both Chinese and English from the dictionary, and then Googled some relative
examples and definitions from the internet as well. I regard this assignment as an
opportunity that provides me to analysis the scenario, and find the resources to help
the family. From the process of doing this assignment, I learned the way to handle the
real situation when I was getting connected to the child with different needs. This helps
me to gain experience when I was working in the field as well.