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A Manual For Using Communication Strategies With Adolescents With Autism, Gayle J. Anderson
A Manual For Using Communication Strategies With Adolescents With Autism, Gayle J. Anderson
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Many students with autism lack the essential skills necessary to communicate effectively as adolescents and adults. They communicate in a nonproductive manner to get their "wants" or "needs" met. Some of these behaviors include crying, screaming, or having tantrums. Current research reviewed for this project indicates clearly the benefits of applied social skills such as social stories, augmentative strategies such as picture exchange systems, and alternative strategies such as gestures and sign language. These students need to communicate their wants and needs by using socially appropriate adaptive methods of communications. The purpose of the manual at the end of this …
Serving Students With Asperger Syndrome In The General Education Classroom, Jennifer Dawn Hendricks
Serving Students With Asperger Syndrome In The General Education Classroom, Jennifer Dawn Hendricks
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The identification and prevalence of students with Asperger Syndrome (AS) in schools throughout the U.S. appears to be rapidly increasing (Barnhill, 2001a). Lamarine (2001 ), states that, "Epidemiological evidence suggests that AS may affect approximately 7 out of every 1,000 people" (p. 152). Many students identified as having AS are served in both special and general education classrooms. The purpose of this project was to emphasize the necessity of early identification and interventions, to review the characteristics of AS, and delineate best practice strategies for serving these students in the gen\:ral education classroom. The literature concerning teaching and learning for …
Selected Stragegies For Treating The Autistic Child In Elementary Schools In Taiwan, Yueh-Yun Chu
Selected Stragegies For Treating The Autistic Child In Elementary Schools In Taiwan, Yueh-Yun Chu
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The purpose of this project was to identify selected strategies for treating the autistic child in elementary schools in Taiwan. To accomplish this purpose, a review of current literature regarding autism and treatment of the autistic child was conducted. Additionally, related information from selected authorities on the treatment of autism was obtained and analyzed.