Using Heuristics and ‘TEACCH’ Material in Problem-Solving with Students with Autism-Asperger Syndrome

This study reports on the use of heuristics and TEACCH materials by students with Asperger syndrome for problem-solving tasks in a workshop. Taking visual representation as an organising principle, the use of heuristics such as trial and error, seeking regularities, and going backwards helped studen...

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Autores: Chico Gómez, Ángeles, Climent Rodríguez, Nuria, Gómez Hurtado, Inmaculada
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/24950
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24950
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Autism Spectrum Disorder
Inclusion
TEACCH material
Problem-solving
Heuristics
Trastorno del Espectro Autista
Resolución de Problemas
Heurísticos
Inclusión
Material TEACCH
58 Pedagogía
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Sumario:This study reports on the use of heuristics and TEACCH materials by students with Asperger syndrome for problem-solving tasks in a workshop. Taking visual representation as an organising principle, the use of heuristics such as trial and error, seeking regularities, and going backwards helped students overcome the difficulties associated with literal thinking and cognitive inflexibility, and poor shared and sustained attention related to deficits in central coherence and executive functioning. The interaction between, on the one hand, these heuristics, the visual material and manipulatives, and on the other, the characteristics of Asperger syndrome which they aim to mitigate is also considered