CURRICULAR ADAPTATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

ADAPTACIONES CURRICULARES EN NIÑOS CON DISCAPACIDAD INTELECTUAL

Abstract

The present research paper approaches teaching children with special educational needs. Its main objective is to share the experience developed with children who have intellectual disabilities associated with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The article explains the case of a student from the province of Santo Domingo of the Ts͡chilas - Ecuador. It also provides the guidelines received to work on this specific case. The method used to carry out this investigation was the deductive-inductive, which allowed having a better approach to the investigation. It was very useful in order to get information, since it allowed the collection of real data that is reflected in this article. Furthermore, the analytical-synthetic method was used to analyze the different facts and phenomena related to the case. The observation technique helped to record the evolution in this paper. The curricular adaptations were the instruments used as part of the intervention in this research. These instruments present the activities to be developed according to the recommendations issued by the competent areas such as the UDAI and DECE. As a result of this process, the student has shown better interaction with the environment and advances in the cognitive and social development.