Autism

Teachers have the responsibility to create a positive community within their class. Students need to know that they are contributing to its success.

Discusses strategies to promote positivie peer interactions that improve social skills and acceptance of peer differences.

Describes an information processing model showing how students learn and how breakdowns in the process can occur along any part of the model.

Learn about creating clear, reasonable and consistent behavior management systems in your classroom that will support student learning.

Learn strategies for supporting students with autism from the special educator's toolbox that you can implement to benefit your students.

Learn principles of teaching students with autism by being an example and teaching how to treat others with dignity and respect.

Provides an overview of autism, the characteristics that define it, its impact on areas of development, and effective approaches to intervention.

Learn how organizational structure of physical space and dimensions of time can clarify expectations and reduce anxiety in many people with autism.

This course will share how communication develops and the intervention approaches that support the development of these skills in students with autism.

Learn about the complexities of social communication and interaction for students with autism, as well as assessment and implementation strategies.