https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k Resoures for Parents and Teachers of children with Autism en-us 2018-09-23 02:11:04 UTC 2018-09-23 02:55:21 UTC hello@padlet.com u_skyler https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689222 The Foundation Education provides a clear and sensitive description of what Autism is as well as how Teachers can use families as a resource to better know their students unique challenges and characteristics to make the best possible learning environment for their students.]]> 2018-09-23 02:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689222 u_skyler https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689255 Caring 4 Our Kids lays out 5 classroom accommodations for children with Autism such as transitions, additional media, and more. This is also a good resource because the organization recognizes and provides additional information on various other health conditions that can sometimes accompany Autism Spectrum Disorder.

]]> 2018-09-23 02:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689255 u_skyler https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689500 A video provided by the National Autism Center, The Autism Manual for Parents, explains how to support one’s autistic child in various everyday settings such as work, school, and home. The manual, accompanied by the video, explains practices and steps that can be done daily to help ensure that one’s child has the tools they need to confidently participate in the world around them and cope with daily challenges.]]> 2018-09-23 02:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689500 u_skyler https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689568 This website provides many links to additional resources for supporting a child with ASD. However, the main reason why I chose this website was because it was one of the only websites that provided information/resources on how to support an Autistic child over the age of 18, including college options and information about joining the workforce. ]]> 2018-09-23 02:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689568 u_skyler https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689643 This PDF is about accommodating children with Autism with an inclusive setting. It touches on the most common challenges that impact students’ abilities to learn in a mainstream classroom and provides suggestions on how to help these students cope in the classroom as well as tips for teachers. ]]> 2018-09-23 02:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689643 u_skyler https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689797 The authors share tools and methods that are meant to enhance independent learning for Autistic children. The discussion covers options from low to high tech and provides tools meant to reduce and eliminate educational barriers for students with autism spectrum disorder.]]> 2018-09-23 02:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284689797 u_skyler https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284690200 Autism is a developmental disability that is identified in childhood and accompanies a person for the rest of their life. Autism comes with many challenges for the individual as well as for the individual’s parents, family, friends, and community. Autism is unique to each person and therefore challenges can manifest themselves in different ways, providing a variety of abilities in functionality (I.e. low to high functioning). Common challenges that individuals face include: impairments with social interaction, delays in cognitive skills, and challenges with communication. However, although Autistic children face many challenges in their daily lives, they are also very often blessed with extremely special and amazing abilities that one would not have without ASD. It is important to support and love these abilities as well as the challenges. ]]> 2018-09-23 02:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284690200 u_skyler https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284691184 1. Create a Routine: Creating a routine will help to make transitions easier for your autistic student(s), it can also help your general students as well! (Everybody needs a little structure.) Try this: establish a pattern of greeting the class in the morning, followed by a special activity—such as a warm up, and then lead into transitions for the first lesson. Mirror this strategy at the end of the day in your closing procedures. 
2. Predatory Commands: Transitions can be especially difficult for autistic students. Leading with a cue that helps to foreshadow the forthcoming action can help with transitions. Try this: “When I say move, we will...” 
3. Give Fewer Choices: Students with Autism can get easily overwhelmed when too many choices are provided. Try this: provide your student with only two choices. This will help to lessen their anxiety and give them an easier time to focus on the tasks at hand. 
4. “Their Thing”: Find what your student’s passion is! What’s the one thing that really peaks there interest? What do they like to read or talk about? I.e. are they into rockets? Geology? Math? Try This: find ways in which you can incorporate “their thing” into your differentiated lesson plans, or if its something that can peak the interest of the entire class, even better!]]> 2018-09-23 02:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/u_skyler/b8cu8usknv2k/wish/284691184