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
In this video clip, Inclusion Expert Paula Kluth offers teachers positive behavior support strategies for managing an inclusive classroom as alternatives to a consequences-and-rewards system. Read More
In this interview, Paula Kluth explains why inclusive education can and should be implemented for every age range. She follows up with some tips on how to make inclusion work for high school students in particular. Read More
In this interview, Paula Kluth explains how educators can view the passionate interests of kids with autism as an asset—and not a hindrance—in supporting their literacy development. 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
