Identify evidence-based strategies to increase self-awareness and the ability to self-regulate for students with ASD.

Self-awareness refers to an individual’s ability to consciously understand their character, motives, desires, and feelings. Self-awareness is a precursor to self-regulation. It is only after being aware of one’s feelings is the student with ASD able to control their behavior and avoid adverse reactions. One strategy that can help increase self-awareness and self-regulation is to encourage the child to identify the things that disturb them, such as loud noises or mean people (Huang et al., 2017). After this, the instructor can have a simple conversation with the child in the best way to handle their stressors without…