Autism Papers--Structured Teaching:Strategies for Supporting Students with Autism pg 1 by Susan Stokes Autism Consultant If you reprint or use this article, or parts of it, please include the following citation:"Written by Susan Stokes under a contract with CESA 7 and funded by a discretionary grant from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. " Structured teaching is an intervention philosophy developed by the University of North Carolina, Division TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children). . Eric Schopler, founder of Division TEACCH in the early 1970's, established the foundation for structured teaching in his doctoral dissertation (2) by demonstrating that people with autism process visual information more easily than verbal information. What is Structured Teaching (1) Structured teaching is based upon an understanding of the unique features and characteristics associated with the nature of autism. This article will address the features of a structured teaching approach. Primary Components of Structured Teaching:
Sites for Autistic Support Teachers! AdaptedLearning.com A new site from Mayer-Johnson! This site provides an endless amount of Boardmaker files! You must have Boardmaker to open the files. Southern California Autism Training Collaborative Website Lots of examples of structured work jobs. Visual Aids for Learning Some free, printable, visuals to help people learn everyday activities. Spectronics Symbol Activity Exchange Assistive Technology Team Lots of free, printable Boardmaker activities. OMAC Consulting A fantastic site by Cindy Golden. Crafty Chic Some free, printable file folder games. ZAC Browser - Zone for Autistic Children ZAC is the first web browser developed specifically for children with autism, and autism spectrum disorders such as Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and PDD-NOS. Special thanks to my father, Thomas Glew for sending in this site. Create A Graph Make many different types of graphs. Positively Autism Free resources, lesson plans, teaching materials, and more! Slater Software Inc.
Social Stories for Autistic Students: Understanding and Using Modeling, an Excellent Teaching Tool One of the central educational issue for autism students (both in the classroom and at home) is a deficit of social skills. Teaching social skills often becomes a primary focus in working with autistic children. Success in teaching social skills can increase self-confidence and and lead to positive result in other areas of the classroom for autistic students. What are Social Stories? Modeling is a powerful teaching strategy with children with some form of autism. A social story is a story that depicts some particular social skill being acted out (or modeled). A good social story will focus on a particular social situation or interaction. An Example of a Social Story As an example of a social story, consider the case of a third grade student with autism who is having difficulty when his class make their weekly trip to the school library. In the story, a student who is approximately the same age and gender as the autistic student in question learns how to go to the library.
A History of Autism Why do I need to register or sign in for WebMD to save? We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. From the early 1900s, autism has referred to a range of neuro-psychological conditions. Where Did the Term "Autism" Come From? The word "autism," which has been in use for about 100 years, comes from the Greek word "autos," meaning "self." Eugen Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist, was the first person to use the term. In the 1940s, researchers in the United States began to use the term "autism" to describe children with emotional or social problems. Autism and schizophrenia remained linked in many researchers’ minds until the 1960s. From the 1960s through the 1970s, research into treatments for autism focused on medications such as LSD, electric shock, and behavioral change techniques. Continue reading below... What Are the Symptoms of Autism? Other symptoms linked to autism may include unusual behaviors in any of these areas:
Teaching Strategies The book “Teaching Infants and Preschoolers with Disabilities”, by Donald B. Bailey and Mark Wolery, suggests 10 intervention strategies to promote learning. These intervention strategies are also applicable to teaching older students. Structuring the physical space to promote engagement and learning The physical environment should be structured to promote experiences that will cause children to learn important skills. Structuring the social environment by using models, proximity, and responsive adults to promote engagement and learning The adult should be sensitive to the child’s behavior and assume the role of observer or monitor. The adult should read the child’s behavior as intents to interact. The physical and social environment should be responsive to the children’s behavior. The adult should encourage children’s ongoing interactions. The adult should support and encourage children’s attempts to display more complex behaviors. Using children’s preferences to promote learning
Free Autism Teaching Resources | - I Teach Autism.com - We hope that you’ll find our compiled list of Autism related resources useful. We screen them pretty thoroughly, so they are of value; but we can’t endorse them officially. Contact us if you find a broken link or if you would like something posted below! (or taken off) Couldn’t find what you were looking for? Try our Google powered Autism Search system below! Custom Search Our good friend over at Positively Autism has been busy building up a great page full of bookmarks, free lesson plans, classroom printouts, etc – all dedicated to teaching students with autism. For an excellent selection of books, autism classroom tools and resources that CANT be missed; Visit the Autism Asperger Publishing Co. Click the image below or visit them here: Autism Asperger Publishing Co. Video Presentations from Talk Autism : Couldn’t find what you were looking for?
Children With Autism Are Often Targeted By Bullies : Shots - Health Blog hide captionAbby Mahoney, 13, has Asperger's syndrome. She says she has memorized nearly everything there is to know about Star Wars. Her enthusiasm for the subject helped make her the target of a bullying boy. Courtesy of the Mahoney family Lots of kids get bullied. A new survey by the Interactive Autism Network found that nearly two-thirds of children with autism spectrum disorders have been bullied at some point. The survey of parents of more than 1,100 children with autism found that bullies often pick on kids like Abby Mahoney, who is 13 and has Asperger's syndrome. Abby, who lives near Baltimore, describes herself as "cool, different" and "a big geek." "I've memorized nearly everything about Star Wars there is to know," Abby says, adding that she used to go to school dressed like Princess Leia. All of that made her an easy target for one boy. "Every time I'd walk by, he'd call: "Police, police, take her back to the insane asylum,' " Abby says. It missed.
| Welcome to AutismFitness.com! s Resources on Autism Spectrum Disorders and Asperger's "This web site is dedicated to those individuals who see the world in different ways." Find activities, printables, and interactive games to help students with exceptionalities learn about basics, master organization, and deal with interpersonal challenges on this site. Many of the resources are useful for "regular ed" as well as special ed. Although the site includes items for sale, there are many lesson plans and interactives offered for free. tag(s): autism (18), emotions (24), safety (99) In the Classroom Although intended for students with special needs, this site would also be helpful for teaching basic English vocabulary (emotions, facial expressions, positions), for safety lessons during bus safety week, and for ESL/ELL learners.
Sports Illustrated Honors Teen On The Spectrum Mikey Brannigan, who is the national defending champion in the outdoor 3,200 meters, is Sports Illustrated’s High School Athlete of the Month for February. (Thinkstock) A runner with autism is Sports Illustrated’s High School Athlete of the Month. Mikey Brannigan, 18, was diagnosed with autism as a toddler and has struggled with communication and socialization. But today, he’s considered among the top middle-distance high school runners in the country, according to Sports Illustrated. The Northport, N.Y. senior is the magazine’s pick for February. Sports Illustrated selects a high school athlete from across the country to spotlight each month “whose impact goes beyond the scoreboard.” Brannigan began running with a club focused on training those with special needs, but now he has his sights on international competition. “You can do anything you want. “I was diagnosed with autism, a disability,” he said.
Pervasive Developmental Disorders Information Page What are Pervasive Developmental Disorders? The diagnostic category of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) refers to a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of socialization and communication skills. Parents may note symptoms as early as infancy, although the typical age of onset is before 3 years of age. Is there any treatment? There is no known cure for PDD. What is the prognosis? Early intervention including appropriate and specialized educational programs and support services plays a critical role in improving the outcome of individuals with PDD. What research is being done? The NINDS conducts and supports research on developmental disabilities, including PDD. Prepared by: Office of Communications and Public Liaison National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892 All NINDS-prepared information is in the public domain and may be freely copied.
The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism - Naoki Higashida - Google Books What is inclusion? The Index for Inclusion (Booth and Ainscow 2011, 3rd edition) summarises some of the ideas which make up the view of inclusion within the Index as follows: Inclusion in education involves: Putting inclusive values into action.Viewing every life and every death as of equal worth.Supporting everyone to feel that they belong.