Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.]

This paper highlights the struggles of parents in Sarawak that have children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and introduces the authors’ proposed intervention programme for this population. With the belief that parental buy-in to an intervention would result in a higher level of follow-through...

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Main Authors: Teo, Jing Xin, Lau, Bee Theng, Patrick, Then
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34194/
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Lau, Bee Theng
Patrick, Then
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description This paper highlights the struggles of parents in Sarawak that have children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and introduces the authors’ proposed intervention programme for this population. With the belief that parental buy-in to an intervention would result in a higher level of follow-through and therefore improvement to the benefit of their children, the Fun, Inclusive, and Tolerant (FIT) dance and movement based behavioural intervention was designed and developed for Sarawakian children on the spectrum, specifically with the objective to acknowledge and address parental cultural narratives, desires, and expectations; while teaching appropriate behaviours to their children. The focus of this paper is two-fold. Firstly, to demonstrate how dances in this programme were created, by explaining the formulation of an individual dance which was developed for a child with an expressive speech delay; and secondly, to present parental feedback regarding the programme. Concluding remarks touch upon the authors’ future directions in this research.
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spelling uitm-341942020-09-30T09:50:30Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34194/ Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.] Teo, Jing Xin Lau, Bee Theng Patrick, Then Educational technology Learning. Learning strategies Learning ability This paper highlights the struggles of parents in Sarawak that have children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and introduces the authors’ proposed intervention programme for this population. With the belief that parental buy-in to an intervention would result in a higher level of follow-through and therefore improvement to the benefit of their children, the Fun, Inclusive, and Tolerant (FIT) dance and movement based behavioural intervention was designed and developed for Sarawakian children on the spectrum, specifically with the objective to acknowledge and address parental cultural narratives, desires, and expectations; while teaching appropriate behaviours to their children. The focus of this paper is two-fold. Firstly, to demonstrate how dances in this programme were created, by explaining the formulation of an individual dance which was developed for a child with an expressive speech delay; and secondly, to present parental feedback regarding the programme. Concluding remarks touch upon the authors’ future directions in this research. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34194/1/34194.pdf Teo, Jing Xin and Lau, Bee Theng and Patrick, Then (2019) Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.]. (2019) In: International Innovation in Teaching and Learning 2019 & Language Education Conference (i-InTeLEC 2019, 17-18 April 2019, Rainbow Paradise Beach Resort, Pulau Pinang.
spellingShingle Educational technology
Learning. Learning strategies
Learning ability
Teo, Jing Xin
Lau, Bee Theng
Patrick, Then
Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.]
title Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.]
title_full Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.]
title_fullStr Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.]
title_short Teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Sarawak / Teo Jing Xin...[et al.]
title_sort teaching communication behaviour through dance and movement to children with autism spectrum disorder (asd) in sarawak / teo jing xin...[et al.]
topic Educational technology
Learning. Learning strategies
Learning ability
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34194/