Inclusion Plan for Child with Autism: Strategies and Support

ASSESSMENT 2 TEMPLATE
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Part 1: CONTEXT
You are required to develop and plan the implementation of an inclusion plan for a
child with additional needs entering your service.
This section should provide a concise overview of the child’s current skills and
serve as the basis of the child’s program planning and service delivery for the
upcoming year. As appropriate, address the following areas
a) BRIEFLY DESCRIBE:
The child interests, and how the child's developmental delay or medical condition
affects his/her access to and participation in age appropriate activities (approx. 100
words):
Sia : 5 years old
When a toddler, it has been difficult for Sia to coordinate and gel up with her peers as well as
family. She was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2 years and has been suffering from
communication difficulties and repetitive behaviour. She is interested in drawing and painting.
However, as she faces communication difficulties, she is unable to mingle with peers and family
members. She faces difficulties in both verbal and non- verbal communication. Hence, Autism has
impacted her social behaviour to a great extent. She is unable to participate in the outdoor games
and activities with her classmates.
b) MEDICAL HISTORY (if relevant): Briefly describe how the child’s disability or
medical condition affects his/her access to and participation in age appropriate
activities:
As Sia suffers from Autism, she displays signs of delayed speech and communication skills.
Minor changes upset her and make hr aggressive. She also has difficulty understanding
other people’s emotions.
Her hearing is normal.
Her Vision is also normal.
b) CHILD STRENGTHS:
The child is able to concentrate on the task at hand. She has great interest in drawing and painting
and does this with utmost concentration.
c) CHILD CONCERNS & NEEDS: Consider and prioritize the necessary supports that
adults need to incorporate in order for the child to access and participate in age
appropriate activities (within a regular early childhood setting with his/her same-age
peers and/or within their home environment) (approx. 100 words).
She is unable to deal with emotions of self and others.
Minor changes upset Sia. As she faces communication difficulties, she is unable to develop
connections with people. Her behaviour is characterized by presence of repetitions which
makes others around her uncomfortable. Therefore, she needs support during

communicating and expressing herself. There is also need to make her able to participate in
activities with other children of her age.
d) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Private early childhood programs will be beneficial for Sia. Home visiting will also assist in
making family members understand her. Through this, techniques can be taught to the
family members to deal with her repetitive behaviour. They can also be guided for adopting
specific communicating techniques so that Sia engages with them at a greater level than
before.
Part 2: INCLUSION PLAN
Ensure you refer to the specific parts of applicable legislation and regulations, codes and
organisational policy/procedures, research & resources that apply to the child throughout this
assessment
Develop a plan for inclusion, at a minimum consisting of:
a) Brief description on how you’d gain knowledge of the strategies employed by the parents &
identify their goals/expectations. Include how you would involve the child
Answer: Regular meetings at home and outdoors: the plan would comprise of scheduing regular
meetings at home and outside to identify and observe how the interaction between
Sia and her family members. Outdoor meetings would help in observing Sia’s
behaviour with peers and outsiders. This will provide insights about strategies that
can be adopted to solve the concerns surrounding her behavioural difficulties.
Autism awareness Australia provides educational resources for teachers, parents and carers
of children with Autism.
Educators also prove to be a good resource who can help children with autism.
b) Brief description on the objectives, short term & long term goals & strategies for the child.
Include the developmental areas that will addressed.
Answer: Short term objectives
Behavioural objective:
 To respect boundaries and personal space
 To control repetitive behaviours like hand flapping and rocking
 To channelize Sia’s frustration in a productive way
Long term Objectives
Social objectives:
 To develop Sia’s friendship with others
 To develop Sia’s communication skills
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Developmental objectives:
 To maximize Sia’s ability to function
c) Suggestions/ strategies for adapting the service to meet the child’s needs (approx 200 words)
Answer:
Services and support- The following services and supports are available which can be
used in Sia’s case:
 Austism Specific Early Learning and Care Centres ( Department of Social Services,
2021)- The Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centres helps the children with
the support of long day care as the centres provides the children with the services
based on the best practice principles for the children with autism.
 Early Days Workshops – The workshops provide the various types of support to the
parents and the care takers of the children with the autism. The centres help in
learning new skills and creating links with the local community where they live.
 PlayConnect Playgroups- The playgroups provides the children that are under the
age of seven with the autism support by meeting weakly for 2 hours in the school
time and the playgroup sessions with the variety of activities.
https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/program-services/
for-people-with-disability/overview-of-early-intervention-services-and-supports
Therapy- Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is an autism therapy that can be used for
addressing Sia’s concerns. Through this, specific and measureable goals are set which will
help in teaching the required skills to Sia.
Therapy- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an autism therapy that can be considered
for treating Sia’s concerns. Through this, recognition of Sia’s negative thoughts and
behaviour pattern can be analysed.
ABA therapists- Helps the child to treat the autism spectrum as they are highly trained in
the treatment of the children with the autism.
Physical resources- Visual-motor control can help the child with autism to understand the
behaviour of the moving objects and analyse the situation and other mobility resources that
can improve the mobility of child can be helpful for Sia’s concern.
Special equipment- Picture exchange communication system
Special activities- tasting game and Homemade musical instruments
Training for parents- Being consist and creating a home safety zone.
Training for teachers- Being predictable and using visuals to teach.
d) Suggestions/strategies on how you might deal with interruptions to the strategy/program or
changes to the child’s participation &/ or suggestions for how you will deal with the family in the
event that the child’s inclusion cannot begin immediately
Answer: For dealing with the family in the events where the child fails to get included there are
various suggestions that can be given so that the child can be included in the
communication with its family.
Giving attention- The parents should give attentions to the areas where Sia fails to
communicate with them. This can help the parents in analysing the reason behind the
problem and solve it (Adamson and et.al., 2019).
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