Educating Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Everything you need to know to educate students with autism Every 20 minutes, another child is diagnosed with autism. Are you ready to meet this growing educational challenge? This authoritative guide for practitioners—early interventionists, teachers, school counselors and psychologists—provides practical strategies for addressing the unique needs of children on the autism spectrum and their families. Drawing on current research and evidence-based practice, the authors discuss the causes of autism and present methods for educating children and assisting their families in supporting the educational process. Each chapter focuses on a critical issue and offers solutions, including: Improving communication, social, generalization and self-management skills Designing instruction, intervention, and assessment Including families in developing goals and interventions Using students′ special interests to deliver instruction Understanding and preventing challenging behavior Evaluating practices to promote successful outcomes for students, families and practitioners Included are forms, charts, and activities to help practitioners and families fulfill learning programs. Educating Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders will give you insight and tools to make a difference in the learning and lives of students with autism spectrum disorders. Every 20 minutes, another child is diagnosed with autism. Are you ready to meet this growing educational challenge? This authoritative guide for practitioners--early interventionists, teachers, school counselors and psychologists--provides practical strategies for addressing the unique needs of children on the autism spectrum and their families. Drawing on current research and evidence-based practice, the authors discuss the causes of autism and present methods for educating children and assisting their families in supporting the educational process. Each chapter focuses on a critical issue and offers solutions, including: (1) Improving communication, social, generalization and self-management skills; (2) Designing instruction, intervention, and assessment; (3) Including families in developing goals and interventions; (4) Using students' special interests to deliver instruction; (5) Understanding and preventing challenging behavior; and (6) Evaluating practices to promote successful outcomes for students, families and practitioners. Included are forms, charts, and activities to help practitioners and families fulfill learning programs. Educating Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders will give you insight and tools to make a difference in the learning and lives of students with autism spectrum disorders Classification of autism in young children Early detection and medical classification Educational eligibility Writing effective educational goals Essential components of educational programs Designing and evaluating instruction based on student skills and responses Evidence-based strategies for teaching children with autism spectrum disorders: Evidence-based strategies for maintenance, generalization, and self-management Evidence-based practices for communication skill acquisition Evidence-based practices for social skill acquisition Designing instruction and supports to prevent and decrease problem behavior Maximizing implementation of evidence-based strategies in the classroom. Everything you need to know to educate students with autism Every 20 minutes, another child is diagnosed with autism. Are you ready to meet this growing educational challenge? This authoritative guide is for practitioners-early interventionists, teachers, school counselors, psychologists-who are committed to the education and dignity of students with autism in preschool and elementary grades. Each chapter focuses on a critical issue and offers solutions, including: Improving communication, social, generalization and self-management skills Designing instruction, intervention, and asses **__Everything you need to know to educate students with autism__** Drawing on current research and evidence-based practice, the authors discuss the causes of autism and present methods for educating children and assisting their families in supporting the educational process. Each chapter focuses on a critical issue and offers solutions, including: - Designing instruction, intervention, and assessment - Using students′ special interests to deliver instruction - Evaluating practices to promote successful outcomes for students, families and practitioners This guide for practitioners - early interventionists, teachers, school counsellors and psychologists - provides practical strategies for addressing the unique needs of children on the autism spectrum and their families. Drawing on current research and evidence-based practice, the authors discuss the causes of autism and present methods for educating children and assisting their families in supporting the educational process. Each chapter focuses on a critical issue and offers solutions This authoritative guide for practitioners--early interventionists, teachers, school counselors and psychologists--provides practical strategies for addressing the unique needs of children on the autism spectrum and their families. A joint publication with the National Association of School Psychologists Drawing on current research and evidence-based practice, this authoritative guide helps practitioners develop and implement educational programmes for young children on the autism spectrum