Although , there is a growing number of students with ASD, general education teachers are still unprepared to meet the many needs of students with ASD in an inclusive classroom. In their study (Able, 2014), teachers had to determine what they felt was important for inclusion of students with ASD to be a success. Based on their findings, they felt that their greatest need were that they need more knowledge of ASD, related training to ASD, and the use of individualization strategies .As one teacher stated, “We spent too much time reading about students with disabilities, but not on how to structure the classroom to be individually responsive to students’ needs( Able,2014). This is also supported in (Cassidy,2011) that not offering frequent …show more content…
Thus, one teacher stated,“I think the additional qualifications courses in Special Education have to have an autism component” (Lindsey,2013). In addition, teachers expressed being overwhelmed and frustrated with meeting the diverse needs of all their students in the classroom (Able, 2014). Also, the teachers agreed that students with ASD need social support in areas that include social relationships, social academics, self-advocacy, transitioning, and peer-related needs. Furthermore, in their study (Lindsey, 2013), teachers reported that understanding ,lack of training, and managing behaviors were challenges they faced when having a student with ASD. In their study, (Lindsey,2013) teachers felt they lacked adequate information about ASD, particularly with respect to specific ways to work with a child in the classroom and how to appropriately manage a child when a behavioral outburst occurs. As one teacher stated in (Lindsey,2013), “if we don’t really understand the core problems with the kids, you can’t really teach them” Therefore, teachers believed that enhancing the inclusion of students with ASD could be accomplished if they have the resources, training, and supports for the educational needs of the