5 Simple, Practical & Fun ways to develop response to name call in children with ASD
It was time to take attendance for the Std 1 students. The teacher was calling out the names of the students. As she called out Miku's name, Miku was playing with his pencil, seemingly unaware of his turn to respond for the roll call. The teacher called out his name again loudly. Still, Miku kept playing with his pencil. Then, Miku's friend, Sai nudged him & asked him to respond to his name. As the teacher called out again, the third time, even louder, now, Miku responded with a "Yes Ma'am"! Now it is the English class. The teacher was calling the names of the students to come to the front & read a story. Each had to read out one paragraph. The teacher called out loudly "Miku, it's your turn to read." Miku was looking outside the window, again unaware of what the teacher is saying. The teacher called out his name repeatedly & loudly. Yet, Miku seemed to be lost in his thoughts until the teacher came to him, nudged him & asked him to