“Presume Competence” – What Does That Mean Exactly? | Emma's Hope Book

“Presume Competence” – What Does That Mean Exactly? | Emma's Hope Book: "In an interview, Douglas Biklen explained:  ”Assume that a child has intellectual ability, provide opportunities to be exposed to learning, assume the child wants to learn and assert him or herself in the world.”

A key component to presuming competence is to become aware of the prejudice that currently exists regarding autism and how these ingrained beliefs harm not just our children, but ALL Autistic people.   Like any prejudice, based on layers and layers of misinformation, misperceptions, and misunderstandings, we must be willing to acknowledge our own “beliefs” before we can begin to deconstruct them."

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