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Characteristic: 1. Language may be slow to develop
Strategy: Ensure that the student has access to their (portable) communication system across all contexts, all of the time.

2. Characteristic: Speech may be delayed, or there may be no speech at all

Strategy: Help student interpret conversations.

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Students with Autism
Characteristic: Language may be slow to develop.
Strategy:  Ensure that the student has a way to appropriately express their wants and needs.

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6. Students with Autism may have a hard time with language (it can be slow to develop or students can be nonverbal) so ensure that the students have a way to communicate their thoughts, feelings, and wants.

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Characteristic:  Speech may be delayed, or there may be no speech at all.

Strategy:  Identify and establish appropriate functional communication system (e.g. sign language, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), voice output, etc.).

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Problem: Language may be slow to develop
Solution: Identify and establish appropriate functional communication system (e.g. sign language, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), voice output, etc.).

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difficulty sharing emotions and seem lonely

watch their behavior, and try to communicate with them to the best of your abilty

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6. Characteristic: Speech might be delayed or there might not be any speech at all.
Strategy: help students interpret conversations

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Characteristic:  May express high levels of anxiety regarding specific objects or events.
Strategy:  Be aware that some change in manner or behavior may reflect anxiety (which may be triggered by a change in routine).

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Characteristic:  Less likely to make comments (e.g. “Look at that”), or ask questions (“What’s your name?”)
Strategy:  Program for generalization of communication skills across all contexts.

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Problem: difficulty communicating with others
Solution: develop a social skills card game. Create two decks of cards with the words "sender" and "receiver." Then have the second deck say topics for communication. This helps students with autism practice their social skills and communicate with their peers.

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6. Characteristic: May not use nonverbal communication
Strategy: Use simplified, direct language

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Characteristic:  Difficulties sharing emotions, understanding how others think and feel, and holding a conversation
Strategy:  Do not take rude or aggressive behavior personally.

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Characteristic:
May have a difficult time understanding instructions

Repeat instructions and check for understanding.

Characteristic:
May not be very social with peers.

Build social interactions around common interests.

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A problem for students who have ASD is a deficiency in communication skills. A solution is to instead of trying to force the child to speak, use hand gestures like "thumbs up" to signify mood, schoolwork progress, etc.

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Characteristic: May have delayed speech or no speech at all.
Strategy:  Establish a communication system (sign language, pictures, etc.) that the student will have at all times.

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Characteristic: Difficulty maintaining friendships
Strategy: Be aware of teasing by peers, teach appropriate responses to bullying

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Problem: May struggle to receptively or expressively label places, people, objects

Label areas in the room with words and pictures.

Use sequencing cards to teach order of events.

Use clear and unambiguous language.

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6. Autism Characteristic: Little to no speech at all.
7. Autism Strategy: Ensure that students with autism have a way to communicate.