Break down oral instructions into small steps
When providing instruction for students with autism, teachers should
avoid long strings of verbal information. As discussed above, supporting
oral instruction with visual cues and representations will help students
to understand.
Pay attention to processing and pacing issues
Students with autism may need longer to respond than other students.
This may be linked to cognitive and/or motor difficulties. Students with
autism may need to process each discrete piece of the message or
request, and therefore need extra time to respond. Providing extra time
generally, and allowing for ample time between giving instructions and
student responses are both important tactics for supporting students
with autism.
Use concrete examples and hand-on activities
Teach abstract ideas and conceptual thinking using specific examples,
and vary the examples so that the concept is not accidentally learned as
applying in only one way.