Autistic Students
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Teamwork Skill Games for Kids With Autism
All children can benefit from great teambuilding games that teach sharing, turn taking and cooperation. Kids with autism in particular need to improve teamwork skills. more...
Acting Lessons for Kids With Asperger Syndrome
Kids with Asperger syndrome usually struggle with effective social skills. Students may benefit from the scripting, prompts, and visuals of acting lessons. more...
Holiday Celebrations and Autism
Holiday celebrations can be tough for children with autism. Help autistic students cope with classroom parties and special days that don't follow the normal routine. more...
Autism and Classroom Transitions
Children with autism experience stress with transitions, new situations, and refocusing. How teachers can help autistic kids handle change ups in the classroom. more...
Regular Classroom Inclusion of Kids with Autism
Meeting the goals set forth by an Individualized Education Program (IEP) should be the primary reason for classroom inclusion of any child with autism. more...
How to Assess Progress of Autistic Students
Using important indicators, teachers can assess the academic and social progress of their autistic students in the inclusive classroom setting. more...
Autism and Back to School Planning
Strategies for how a teacher can best organize a classroom, structure lessons, and plan the new school year to accommodate an incoming child on the autism spectrum. more...
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Autism and Reading Comprehension
By: Kelly Winn
For many children with autism, comprehending the text can be difficult. Regular education teachers must have strategies to help all students understand what they read. more...
Methods for Teaching Autistic Students
By:
Jennifer Wagaman
Teaching in a multidimensional way instead of a linear way will benefit all students, including those with autism. more...
Speaking Clearly to Autistic Children
By: Jane Kelly
Language skills are a common area of difficulty in people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including Asperger's Syndrome, so plain speaking is extremely important. more...
Teaching Kids to Understand Autism
By:
Jennifer Wagaman
Teaching children how to get along with their autistic peers no longer has to be difficult with the publication of this new children's book. more...
Developing Social Skills in Autistic Students
By: Preetam Kaushik
An autistic person can acquire a fair number of social skills, if properly taught by a specially trained autism teacher or therapist. more...
Communication Strategies for Autistic Children
By:
Krista Sadlers
Teachers can use a variety of strategies to engage autistic students to build both receptive (listening or reading) and expressive (speaking or writing) vocabulary. more...
What are Autistic Children Good At?
By: Jane Kelly
Although autistic children have specific difficulties related to their autism, they also have strengths and talents which should be encouraged and developed. more...
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