Strategies for Helping Autistic Students with Writing.
A good first step in writing lesson plans in a self-contained classroom is to create a bank of standards from your state's or the Common Core educational standards that align with your students IEP goals. As of April 2018, 42 states have adopted the Common Core curriculum for all students attending public schools, which involves teaching standards for each grade level in English, mathematics.
Social Situations - Autism Resources Help your SEND kids to adapt and cope with different social situations with our amazing range of resources designed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 54 children in the United States today.
Autism is often linked with physical, developmental or mental health conditions such as intellectual disability, epilepsy, gastro-intestinal issues, ADHD, dyspraxia, anxiety or depression. However, many of the disabling challenges associated with autism come about when individuals don’t have the respect, understanding and supports that allow them to be comfortable in a non-autistic world.
All members of the student’s individualized education program (IEP) can observe behavior to learn about patterns and functions of behavior. Everyone who observes behavior probably looks for similar characteristics of autism spectrum disorders (e.g., communication challenges, social deficits, restricted area of interests, sensory needs, etc.) and the impact on behavior.
Nonverbal students are sometimes still capable of learning to read and write, but there are specific challenges involved. This lesson discusses what it means to teach writing to nonverbal students.