Today I am honored and so very excited to help shine a light on resources to help us understand students with autism and other special needs. Here are five of our favorite books that tackle this topic. Looking After Louis by Leslie Ely finds the young narrator taking notice that Louis is different but taking him under her wing and helping him out at school nonetheless. But will she think it's fair when he earns extra recess and she's not the one who gets to go with him? In He's My Brother by Joe Lasker, we never really know what Jamie's "invisible handicap" is, but throughout, we get to know from the brother's perspective what it's like to be Jamie's sibling. I especially like the way it switches between black and white and color as we journey through his feelings with them. Lori Mitchell's Different Just Like Me journeys with a young girl who travels through town noticing all sorts of accommodations that help people who are different, just like she. It even has a page with Braille numbers on it. Based on real-life siblings Ryan and RJ, My Brother Charlie, by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete, is the sister's viewpoint of who her brother is and how their needs differ. My favorite part: Charlie has autism. But autism doesn't have Charlie. Understanding Sam by Clarabelle van Niekerk and Liezl Venter takes a sensitive look at Asperger Syndrome and the eccentricities that can come with being on the spectrum. Sam is different, but it's not until he goes missing that his parents realize that they might need to seek professional help. Here are two that are on my list; click them to read the reviews that piqued my interest! Sometimes students with special needs have a difficult time identifying and understanding their feelings, so I created a Feelings Booklet that you can download {here} to help in that area. Print the pages on card stock and hole punch in the corner so your students can keep them on a ring. Or staple it along the top or side and let them have a little book. Encourage them to draw themselves or cut out pictures from a magazine that'll match the feelings on each page. Then let them talk about times when they've felt that way. What happened first? What happened next? What happened last? Teachers have also used Social Stories for these kiddos with great success. A story that eloquently explains raising a child with autism is Emily Perl Kingley's A Trip To Holland. What are your go-to resources for Autism Awareness?
Contingency maps are a cognitive-behavioral method for helping an individual to understand the consequences of behavioral choices. They are particularly useful for teaching individuals to use functionally equivalent behaviors as alternatives to problem behavior.
Some of the signs of #Autism - Very helpful. #socialwork #difference #individuality
These effective de-escalation strategies help parents, or caregivers, defuse meltdowns & outbursts in children. These de-escalation strategies will....
Pooky bears, I’ve written often about having Autism – you can find all my writings about it & recommended resources here. Today I wanted to share with you a quick poster on what helps with managing my Autism. Pop your details in the form below to download! Most of these tools are there to help […]
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
These effective de-escalation strategies help parents, or caregivers, defuse meltdowns & outbursts in children. These de-escalation strategies will....
Understanding Autism: Recognizing Signs and Symptoms In the realm of early childhood education, awareness of developmental disabilities among students is paramount. Some children receive diagnoses before embarking on their educational journey, while others manifest symptoms during their formative academic years. Autism stands as one of the most prevalent developmental disabilities, with over 3 million new cases diagnosed
Echolalia is over believed to have no communicative meaning at all. However, new research suggests otherwise, there are many possible functions to echolalia
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
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What is Pathological Demand Avoidance and how does it relate to other conditions?
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
These effective de-escalation strategies help parents, or caregivers, defuse meltdowns & outbursts in children. These de-escalation strategies will....
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
There is increasing awareness around PDA (pathological demand avoidance), a subtype of autism. However PDA is sometimes conflated with Demand avoidance which is a normative human trait. Complicating matters Autistic demand avoidance is quite common. Demand avoidance is common among neurodivergent
Classroom management relies on having a set of clear expectations. Check out how to create your classroom rules to get your classroom management off to the best start!
Asperger Syndrome was a diagnosis that described someone on the autism spectrum that needed limited supports (high functioning autism).
Please note: we are now called Thinking Autism. This is an old version of this publication. For an updated current version of this publication with with up to date research, please visit our website: https://www.thinkingautism.org.uk/taking-action/resources-and-publications/ How Intensive Interaction can help your child with autism to learn more naturally. From the introduction: "... Why, if my son was making progress, was he becoming more demand-resistant? Why was he still unhappy, anxious, isolated and obsessive? Why were we, his family, still so stressed and depressed about our relationship with him?" "Luckily when Tom was 7½ I discovered Intensive Interaction (I.I.). The people who developed this educational therapy looked closely at how skills, normally impaired in autism, are acquired in natural childhood development..." By Sara Moroza-James FREE PRINTED VERSIONS of this booklet can be requested via [email protected]
In the past, autism was wildly misunderstood.Thankfully, a lot has changed and we now have a better understanding of what autism truly is.
Echolalia is over believed to have no communicative meaning at all. However, new research suggests otherwise, there are many possible functions to echolalia
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
We are all aware of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and its signs and symptoms. Its common symptoms are difficulty in communicating, displaying of social skills, and repetitive behaviours. However, there are certain signs that we may not know and are not that obvious to recognise. It is best to stay aware of all
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What are some thoughts that go through your head after losing a game or sport? ***This download is a fillable worksheet which allows the option to type or click directly into the document using an electronic device. A PDF Reader (Adobe, Foxit, etc.) is required in order to use fillable features. Worksheet can be saved on the device or sent electronically without the need to print. Learn more about fillable worksheets here! Worksheet can also be printed for in-person use with clients.
Enhance the vital skill of answering yes/no questions and advancing vocabulary with these comprehensive task cards. Designed to cover a broad spectrum of vocabulary concepts, this set provides a wide variety of examples, enabling students to practice and enrich their vocabulary. Included are 63 yes/no cards and 63 true/false cards, ideal for practicing both basic and more advanced vocabulary and test-taking skills. Suitable for independent work, guided practice, stations, or therapy sessions, these task cards provide an engaging resource for educational use. Check out our other Vocabulary Activities: Category Mega Pack Advanced Sorting File Folder Activities Fluency Mega Pack For more resources, tips, and materials to help you help children with autism please visit The Autism Helper
Social scripts, also known as stories, are one of the most effective and simple ways to provide support to kids with autism. A social script is a short narrative written in first person that discusses one problem situation. So, they come in especially handy for really any situation that comes up. So
Echolalia- Learn strategies for your Autism classroom. What echolalia is and how to reduce it with activities to decrease repetitive speech or non-authentic communication.
Wondering what the signs of gestalt language processing are? Well, here are 10+ signs that your child is a gestalt language processor.
PTSD co-occurs w/ autism at unfathomable rates. A prevalence rate of PTSD 32-60% among Autistics has been reported (compared to 4% of general population). Autistic women (and likely other marginalized groups) are at a higher risk of being victimized & more likely to develop PTSD following a tra
Our free Fight, Flight, and Freeze poster highlights common stress response behaviors in kids when they experience stress.
Simply put, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is not a single disorder, but a group of developmental disabilities with a shared core of symptoms that can cause considerable social, communication and behavioral challenges.
Receptive language is the comprehension of language input. Learn all about it, plus X easy activities to improve receptive language delays!
Yes, ANOTHER free printable this week. I know, if I could pinch you from here I would; free stuff is so dreamy! This is a quick matching manners worksheet I made tonight as a supplement to a Manner…
Read the question and simply answer 'Yes, I do' or 'No, I don't'. - ESL worksheets
What is Echolalia? Echolalia refers to the repetition of certain words or phrases spoken by someone else, either after the words were said or later on. Echolalia in autism Echolalia is often associated as a function of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). With an autistic child, echolalia may appear with more frequency versus children with standard
Echolalia- Learn strategies for your Autism classroom. What echolalia is and how to reduce it with activities to decrease repetitive speech or non-authentic communication.
If you've been wondering if you're autistic, you need this post with signs of autism in adults that may have been missed as children! It's a goldmine!
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My first few years of teaching I used communication notebooks in my elementary special education classroom.... and I HATED them. For those who are not familiar, a communication notebook is a notebook passed between home and school to communicate between families and school staff. It sounds good in theory, but in my experience it was not. Why did I hate these darn notebooks so much?! they were time-consuming... and the absolute worst time of the day to add something that is time-consuming is during pack up and dismissal. It is chaos enough as it is! they were ignored... every teacher knows which notebooks, binders, folders, etc. are checked every night and which ones are not. Which essentially means you have just wasted your time writing in the notebook. they were negative... written communication about student behavior can be easily misunderstood and can lead to defensiveness which is not an effective way to foster a parent-teacher relationship they leave out the student... for our students it is so important to facilitate communication opportunities at every opportunity So what can you do instead?! Reminder Bracelets: These were a game changer! I would attach them to the student's wrist or backpack loop and write on any reminder that I wanted to be sure wasn't ignored and they were MUCH faster (i.e. field trip tomorrow, please send more diapers, etc.) Oriental Trading Reminder Bracelets Think it Over Sheets: When a student engaged in negative behavior, I learned to focus less on the offensive and more on making it a teachable moment. In Dr. Ross Greene's book Lost at School I really connected with the concept that "kids do well if they can" and this was especially enlightening considering all of my students had disabilities which often impacted their emotional and behavioral regulation skills. Rather than sending home a long note to parents, my staff and I would reflect with the student on their behavior and help them choose an alternative for the future. (We also directly taught regulation skills through social stories, role playing, and sensory activities). Then I would sign the form and send it home for parent signature. Home-School Communication Reports: To involve my students and work on their recall skills, I created these communication reports which we would complete at the end of each day. My students would circle or write what they did that day and then when they got home they could easily refer to their report to tell their families about their day. My families LOVED how their children could now share and it was a great authentic communication opportunity. On some, I also included a small box where staff or families could write a brief note if needed. This definitely eliminated any rambling negativity! To grab these home-school communication reports and more check out this resource in my TPT store! Differentiated Daily Home-School Communication Reports Until next time!
