Children who might benefit from autism tutoring
Identifying when a child with autism might be helped by intensive tutoring involves knowing the ways in which autism influences learning that go beyond the essential diagnostic characteristics. Although each autistic child is different, some patterns of their academic and social processing can indicate that individualized educational intervention would be life-changing for their development and achievement. Academic Learning Patterns Children who might benefit from autism tutoring often display uneven academic profiles—excelling in areas of special interest while struggling significantly in others. They may demonstrate exceptional memory for facts but have difficulty with reading comprehension that requires inferring emotions or motivations. Mathematical computation might come easily while word problems involving social situations prove challenging. Such children tend to have difficulty with abstractions, gravitating toward concrete, literal thinking that can make learning topics ...