ASD students’ needs - Module 2
3. COMMUNICATION
3.2. Coordination with parents
A very important agent in the school life of students with ASD is the collaboration of the family with the school, therefore, a good model for communication between the center-family is the Family-Centred Model, which aims to serve their peculiarities, starting from the strengths they have and accepting the choices.
In addition, this model promotes continuous collaboration with family and professionals so that everyone works together in decisions regarding the student with ASD. For this reason, it is necessary that they receive constant information and hold regular meetings with professionals.
Figure 5. Family centred model. Page 84. Romero A and Cols, 2019. Students with ASD. Guidelines for planning the educational response. Educational proposals to intervene in infant, primary and secondary school.
Therefore, following this model, parents have to be involved in school decisions and help at home with the dynamics that follow in the classroom, for example: helping students to prepare the weekly calendar with images of the activities they are going to do. perform throughout the week; visually organize exams and assignments to be turned in or; notify in advance of the extracurricular activities that are going to be carried out.