Autism Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this Autism reading comprehension worksheet?
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by a lack of emotional reciprocity, socialization, and repetitive movement. They also face difficulties in understanding social clues and ways of communication. Their way of learning, understanding, and interpreting things is also different. Therefore, they need extra attention in every domain of life whether it’s academics, socialization, or occupational functioning.
How will this worksheet help you?
This worksheet is based on a reading comprehension exercise that you can utilize with a child with autism. Children can learn to answer simple questions with the help of the story given and it will increase their comprehension and reading abilities. Sometimes children easily read but they fail to comprehend it, this worksheet can improve a child’s reading as well as comprehension skills.
How to use this worksheet?
This worksheet can be used by parents in the home setting or by the child’s therapist. They just need to ask the child to read the paragraph and try to understand what is it saying. If a child faces difficulty understanding it, a parent or caregiver can explain it to him. In this way, he will be allowed to answer all the questions. This worksheet can be used twice a week for more improvement.
