12 year old boy, attends specialist class –A: for children with autism in special school for pupils with severe and profound learning difficulties. Non-verbal and highly aloof 7 year old boy, attends specialist autism –B: unit in mainstream Lower School 14 year old boy, attends class in special –C: school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties Classroom-based study - How did the teachers carry out the ‘interviews’? observation visits to short breaks service •A: provider activity’ as part of schedule; •B: ‘consultation visually organised tasks (at 1:1); structured conversation with visual prompts (quiet area) semi-structured interview at question time •C: without photos, 2nd conversation used photos –initially taken during young person’s stay (more effective) study - focus
–A: 12 year old boy, attends specialist class for children with autism in special school for pupils with severe and profound learning difficulties. Non-verbal and highly aloof –B: 7 year old boy, attends specialist autism unit in mainstream Lower School –C: 14 year old boy, attends class in special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties Classroom-based study - How did the teachers carry out the ‘interviews’? •A: observation visits to short breaks service provider •B: ‘consultation activity’ as part of schedule; visually organised tasks (at 1:1); structured conversation with visual prompts (quiet area) •C: semi-structured interview at question time –initially without photos, 2nd conversation used photos taken during young person’s stay (more effective) study - focus
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