Autism

Learn about the primary, behavioral, and learning characteristics of autism.

Getting to know your student with autism is key to developing a trusting relationship with that person and their families.

Dr. Boutot provides tips on how to help create predictability for learners with autism to help reduce challenging behaviors.

Discusses the Hidden Curriculum, the unwritten social and behavioral "rules" of situations; in which students with autism need explicit teaching.

Discusses how to develop academic expectations for your students with autism and supports that can be put in place to help your students meet them.

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.

Describes how challenging or disruptive behavior can be prevented and managed with the appropriate pre-planning work.