For Schools
Students with Asperger Syndrome and autism can be successfully integrated into mainstream or self-contained classrooms in ways that benefit the student, classmates and teachers. Here are some approaches that have proved helpful:
Educate teachers in techniques that help students on the autism spectrum modify challenging behaviors. Work closely with parents to understand what works best for individual students.
Consider providing individual or group social skills training.
Work with parents who wish to disclose their child's diagnosis to a class. If the child and parents don't wish to disclose, provide general awareness education to help classmates understand students with neurological differences. Classmates who know the reasons for different behaviors tend to be more supportive and less likely to tease or bully.
Begin transition planning early to realistically prepare students for life after graduation.
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Asperger Syndrome: Alone By Choice? Does your child with Asperger Syndrome really want to be alone? I have Asperger Syndrome, and I enjoyed being...
Briefing Teachers About Your Child It can take any teacher a while to figure out the strengths and challenges of children at the beginning of a school year. A...
Motivating Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders How do you motivate a child with Asperger Syndrome or autism?
Autism Awareness and Employers I saw a nice feature in the paper this morning about Autism Awareness Month. Of course, in our family, every month is Autism...
Asperger Honesty We all want our children to be honest and open. Okay, if you’re the parent of a child with Asperger Syndrome, you’ll probably...
Who Supports Our Teachers? What happened? How did we get to the point where political pundits are attacking America’s teachers?
Learning to Swim When I was little, I almost drowned. On summer days, I’d go to a community pool with the kids from the neighborhood...
Colorful Language - Cautious Vocabulary I like colorful language. Vivid word images can really help communicate a point. But there’s a down side, and it’s one that those of us...
Programming the Asperger Brain We’re not computers. But comparing our brains to computers can help us understand and deal with some Asperger Syndrome behaviors. In elementary...
Beating Behavior Whac-A-Mole I admit it. I’ve played Behavior Whac-A-Mole. It’s a version of the arcade game where mole heads pop out of holes at a faster and faster rate...
Asperger Syndrome: Living the Dream It was the dead of winter in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. In the gathering darkness, Julie and I got off the snow-plowed highway and walked...
Voice Volume Speaking at a volume that’s appropriate to the situation is a basic social skill that most people pick up intuitively. Most people....
How Are You Teaching? How are you teaching your children? Are you as effective as you want to be? If you’re frustrated that your children don’t seem to be learning the...
Get The Jump On Bullying Will your child with Asperger Syndrome or a similar condition be bullied this school year? Unless you have an unusual situation, the odds say yes. ...
The Benefits of Asperger Awareness I’ve written quite a bit about the benefits of disclosing Asperger Syndrome. My wife and I got an email last week that really drove the point home.
Today Is Going To Be Different Matt’s eyes dart around the classroom. Jennifer smiles shyly at him as their eyes meet. His pulse is racing. Everyone is getting seated and class...
You Can Write A Grant Proposal Get a grant. It’s free money. Okay. Not totally free. You do have to so some work for it by researching and applying.
Empathy in the Classroom Let me tell you about the worst "teacher" I ever had.
Teachers and Social Skills A while back, I wrote an article about having your first experience teaching a student with Asperger Syndrome. With so many teachers encountering...
Listening to Yourself Who do you listen to?
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