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Autism in the School-Aged Child |
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By Carol Schmidt & Beth Heybyrne
This guide was written for professionals and parents
who work with verbal children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in
kindergarten through third grade. Using the principles of Applied Behavior
Analysis (ABA), the authors offer comprehensive strategies for common classroom
and home situations.
Section one focuses on the school environment and
covers topics such as:
Section two of the book emphasizes providing
consistency between school and home, and it also addresses the following
issues:
It is the authors’ view that breaking down tasks into manageable steps, along with the appropriate supports, helps children with ASD master skills in a consistent, predictable, and reinforcing environment. The authors provide specific examples for instructing students, and they describe strategies for fading supports and generalizing skills to a variety of settings. The book also contains appendices that provide classroom strategies, as well as instructions for creating worksheets and task cards for routine activities. (Softcover; 174 pages.) |
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