COMMON

CHARACTERISTICS:

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Academic:
-wide ability range - average/high
IQ
(or intellectually disabled)
- uneven skill development
- varied strengths &
weaknesses
- exceptional rote memory
- communication deficits (mutism &
echolalia)
- disorganized
-learn concretely
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Social

AUTISM -
-
difficulty relating to others
extreme aloneness

SPECTRUM
- become fixated on specifics
- lack sense of humor
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DISORDER PHYSICAL
- focuses and becomes an expert
- specific food preferences
Definition: - need for structure & sameness
A developmental disability affecting verbal and - sleep difficulties
nonverbal communication and social interaction, - may be resistance to physical
generally evident before the age three, adversely effects a touch/embrace
child’s educational performance. Other characteristics
- extra sensitive to sensory
associated with autism are engagement in repetitive
experiences - noises, clothes,
activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to
environmental change or change in daily routines, and textures, touch temperature
unusual responses to sensory experiences.
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Educational Approaches BEHAVIORAL
for ASD:
- lack of spontaneous actions and
Early intervention
imagination (concrete)
Structure, Clearly Defined & Posted
- temper tantrums, aggression,
Expectations
property destruction
Consistency
- obsessive, bizarre, repetitive
Differentiation
behaviors - rock, hand flap, twirl,
Social Skills Training hum, gaze, spin objects, click

Visual supports (picture schedules,

picture contracts)

Social Stories

Behavioral Interventions
Common Accommodations for
ABA / Discrete Trial Training
ASD:
Behavior Contracts (with pictures)
FBA based BIP
Instructional Strategies for
ASD

Peer-mediation –Self-management Extra Time

techniques

Functional Communication Training

(FCT) Quiet Area
Allow students with AS to be peer tutors

Conduct routine social skills assessments

Mini Breaks
Provide (bi-)weekly social skills training

All teachers should be aware of target

social skill each week
Choice
Teach the student(s) how to work as a
team member

Capitalize on teachable moments Visual Schedule

(individually or group)

Use students’ intense interest to

introduce new ideas or teach subject
Scribe
matter

Imbed social skills training into

instruction