Impact Of Disability On Early Childhood Education Research Paper 2022

Running head: IMPACT OF DISABILITY ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
IMPACT OF DISABILITY ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
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Issue Title:
The issue that this paper focuses on is the developmental disability of Autism in early
childhood education. A boy of 4 years old is in the class who has this disability issue, and he
finds it challenging to cope up with the other students on the grounds of education.
Introduction:
Autistic children face various kinds of challenges in any level of education but more in
early childhood education. Both the child and their parents have to struggle so that their disabled
child can receive appropriate training. They find it challenging to find the right school which
follows inclusive education (Palominno, 2017). Autistic children or any child with
developmental disabilities are tough to be taught, and it is a responsibility that most of the
schools refuse to take (Allen &Cowdery, 2014). Such children are unique with unique needs, and
I have one such child in my classroom that is four years old and is Autistic. Teaching 'Jake'
influenced me to choose the issue of Autism in early childhood education since it is essential for
them to feel included in the education system for encouraging their development and helping
them learn and grow. Seeing one of my students struggle to cope up with others in the class and
feel included has influenced my point of view on the whole issue and made me select the item to
analyze it in this paper.Discuss and Analyze the Issue:
Importance of the issue in early childhood education:
Children who have Autism must be supported as much as possible in early childhood
education and care. ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a kind of developmental disorder
which impacts the social skill, communication, and language; they have sensory sensitivities and

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possess rigid or repetitive behaviors that must be managed with the proper method in early
childhood setting (Nutbrown, Clough & Atherton, 2013). Each autistic child is unique, and thus
they require a different type of support. Since the disorder is a lifelong condition, various
strategies must be put to use by the carers, families, and educators to develop the child's
regulation skills, independence, social skills, and communication.
Every child has the right to education in every corner of the world; The United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child has numerous articles that address these rights, which
every child has regardless of any kind of disability that some children possess. Thus, autistic
children also have the right to education and according to Article 3 of The United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child; all organizations which are concerned with children
should work towards the path that is deemed best for every child (Cook, Klein & Chen, 2015).
Moreover, from breakthrough research conducted by the University of La Trobe, it has been
found that autistic toddlers are equally capable of learning all the essential life skills through the
early- intervention. The skills are delivered in all the mainstream preschools, as is established in
specialized settings.
Every parent wishes to see their child being accepted by their peers, have a regular life
with friends and family in the local community. As for children with a developmental disability,
it can happen if they are allowed in the same preschool as the other children. Parents of
developmental children have the hope that early childhood educators, friends of their children,
and the neighbors would look beyond their child's disability and include them in all the
functional aspects of initial childhood education settings (Tharp, 2018). Only through inclusive
early childhood education can this hope be fulfilled, and the vision that they have for their
disabled children can turn to reality. When children, especially those with a developmental