Simple Strategies That Works!

Book Description

Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism, and Related Disabilities

Children and youth with Asperger Syndrome, high-functioning autism (HFA), and pervasive developmental disorders-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and related exceptionalities have great potential, but all too often their abilities are not realized. Simple Strategies that Work! provides ideas and suggestions that teachers can use to help a student with AS/HFA on the road to success. The book discusses problems that arise in the classroom and how teachers can adjust the classroom to accommodate, while not interfering with normal classroom routines. Not boggled down with jargon, the book includes tables and boxes for quick reference and clear meaning. Also included is information on what can cause anxiety for the AS/HFA student, how this can lead to decreased academic and social performance, decreased attention to task, and potential increases in behavior problems, and what the teacher can do to assist.

Excerpt:

“The strategies can be applied to students of all ages – preschool through high school. In addition, they can be applied in all settings – in the classroom, on the playground, in the hallways at school, during lunch, physical education, recess, and specials, as well as on field trips.

Besides, the strategies, while effective, are simple enough for everyone to use. That is, in addition to teachers and related support personnel, administrators, office staff, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and paraprofessionals will find that these supports lay the groundwork for more successful experiences for students with AS/HFA. In many cases, they are helpful for all students!”