Start Date: August 2020
Researcher : Selina Marianna Shah
Project Incharge : Prof. Dr. Prema Nedungadi
International Collaborator(s) : Dr. Lynnea Erickson, University of Washington; USA; Prof. Mark Stokes, Deakin University, Australia
Center : AmritaCREATE
School : School of Sustainable Futures
This study seeks to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive teacher training program designed to enhance autism awareness and provide practical skills for screening and supporting autistic students in mainstream educational settings. The program is grounded in evidence-based practices and incorporates a multi-method approach, including action research, to assess its effectiveness.
Conference:
Conferences: Micro:bit Live 2021, UK
ICSD 2022, USA: “Involve Teachers in Screening and Supporting Autistic Children in Rural India”
ASFAR 2022, Australia: “Refining Pedagogies for Teaching and Learning of Computing for Autistic Students ”
MWCR 2022, India: “Disaster Management for Autistic Children and Adults and their Families and Carers”
ACM CompEd 2023, Hyderabad: “Meeting the Needs of All Learners through High Quality K-12 Computing Education Research”
INSAR 2024, Australia: “Piloting teacher training on screening and supporting autistic students in India”
extended abstract submitted for INSAR annual conference