Autism
Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2003
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This resource addresses a range of issues related to providing educational programs for children with autism spectrum disorders including: suggestions for modifying the environment, instructional strategies, strategies to support inclusion, suggestions for developing collaborative relationships with parents, and processes for managing behaviour, along with basic information on autism spectrum disorders.
This resource is intended for teachers, paraprofessionals and stakeholders who are providing educational programs to students with autism spectrum disorders.
Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders is Book 9 of the Programming for Students with Special Needs series.
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Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders by sections:
Front Cover (83 kb)
Title Page, Publication Date, Acknowledgements (pp. i-ii), Introduction to the Series (pp. iii-vi), Table of Contents (pp. vii-viii) (162 kb)
Chapter 1: What are Autism Spectrum Disorders?, pp. 1–8 (43 kb)
Chapter 2: Characteristics Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders, pp. 9–20 (58 kb)
Chapter 3: Collaborating with Parents, pp. 21–30 (45 kb)
Chapter 4: Planning Support for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, pp. 31–38 (42 kb)
Chapter 5: Classroom Instruction, pp. 39-82 (846 kb)
Chapter 6: Managing Challenging Behaviour, pp. 83-110 (401 kb)
Chapter 7: Facilitating Inclusion, pp. 111–124 (359 kb)
Chapter 8: Transition Planning, pp. 125–132 (313 kb)
Chapter 9: Students with Asperger's Syndrome, pp. 133–138 (319 kb)
Chapter 10: Case Studies, pp. 139–170 (652 kb)
Appendices, pp. 171–192 (295 kb)
Resources (pp. 193-202), Endnotes (pp. 203-206), Bibliography (pp. 207-218), Feedback (p. 219) (138 kb)
Also available:
- Training materials to support teacher implementation of Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, including activities and presentation notes for a two-day training session, divided into Day One (in Word and PDF) and Day Two (in Word and PDF), with accompanying participant's handouts (in Word and PDF) and PowerPoint slides.
- The Learning Team: A Handbook for Parents of Children with Special Needs
