View the tip sheet and discover ten simple ideas that can aid teachers in addressing some of the unique learning, social, and communication needs of students with autism while bringing out the best in all learners in their classrooms. Read More
How do we make schools responsive to every learner that walks through the door? In this video, Autism Expert Paula Kluth discusses challenges you may encounter in an inclusive classroom and the tips, supports, and strategies needed to overcome them. Her advice will benefit your students with and without disabilities. Read More
Learn how to create and use fidget bags, one of Paula Kluth's 100 ways to differentiate instruction in the classroom. If students in your classroom do not need the amount of support provided by the items in a sensory box, but do need some help to stay focused on daily lessons, a fidget bag can be a good alternative. Read More
The topic of this five-step lesson is accepting change in routines. Steps include explaining the goal with visual support, reading a short story, modelling and reinforcing, role-play and reinforcement, and promoting generalization. Read More
Learn different Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategies for teaching your students with behavior issues to protest appropriately in this sample teaching plan. ABA is a highly effective, rigorously researched intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders. Read More
This lesson plan from The Social Compass Curriculum will help students with autism understand what others are communicating when using body language. Read More
The DIRFloortime model is a highly effective intervention approach for children and adolescents with autism and other developmental disorders. Use this printabale and laminatable two-sided sheet as a guide when choosing which Floortime strategy you need to work on for the day. Read More
View the slides to learn why children with Autism do the things they do. Specifically, this presentation covers characteristics of Autism, brain basis of social deficits, and brain differences of those with ASDs. Read More
Teachers are well aware of mandates calling on schools to improve outcomes and participation of all students, including students with disabilities. One approach teachers may not have contemplated that may actually make it easier to accomplish their goals is the use of peer support programs, which arrange for students to provide assistance to classmates with disabilities. Take our quiz and see what you might discover that you didn't know before about the benefits of peer support programs. Read More
Read the excerpt and discover how to teach how to set priorities, identify distractors, and monitor progress. The skills in this chapter will help those with ASD make conscious choices about when to work toward a goal and when to just have fun. Read More
