"Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders"

September 20, 2012
By Autism Society

Written by experts in special education and psychology, this user-friendly resource summarizes current research and presents a comprehensive overview of how to teach students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The authors discuss intervention strategies for implementing effective educational programs that give youngsters with ASD the opportunity to learn and interact with their peers.

This practical book describes the characteristics of specific disorders, including autism, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome, and Asperger’s Syndrome. Other topics include:

• Specific instructional approaches
• Creating quality educational programs and collaborating with parents
• Strategies for classroom management, communication development and social skills
• Characteristics, learning styles and intervention strategies
• Behavioral, skill-based, and physiologically based intervention models
• Support services for transition from high school to adult life
• And more!

Teaching students with autism spectrum disorders addresses the most significant, everyday challenges that general and special education teachers face in reaching students with ASD.

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