For Schools
Students with Asperger Syndrome and autism can be successfully integrated into mainstream or self-contained classrooms in ways that benefit the student, classmates and teachers. Here are some approaches that have proved helpful:
Educate teachers in techniques that help students on the autism spectrum modify challenging behaviors. Work closely with parents to understand what works best for individual students.
Consider providing individual or group social skills training.
Work with parents who wish to disclose their child's diagnosis to a class. If the child and parents don't wish to disclose, provide general awareness education to help classmates understand students with neurological differences. Classmates who know the reasons for different behaviors tend to be more supportive and less likely to tease or bully.
Begin transition planning early to realistically prepare students for life after graduation.
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The Zero Based Approach Ever talked to someone who complains about a problem, and then shoots down every idea you have to solve it? Of course you have....
Dealing with the Disappearing Asperger Diagnosis Those of us diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, or who support people diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, may have a fight on our hands. Or, maybe not....
Rescuing Your Child's Self-Esteem It's hard to overstate the value of self-esteem. It supercharges our brains to give us ideas and energy. It makes us feel and...
Asperger Syndrome and "The Talk" If talking to children about sex is hard for most parents, it can be a real nail-biter for parents of kids who have Asperger...
Girls, Puberty, and Asperger Syndrome I spent the last year in Girlworld. And I learned a lot. In the course of making a DVD to help girls deal with the physical, emotional and...
The Other Victims of Bullying: Enlisting the Parents of Bullies Parents respond in all sorts of ways when a school reports their children are bullying others. But if schools really want to get these parents’...
Preventing Bullying: From the Worst to the Best What’s the worst you’ve ever felt? No, scratch that. No one should have to remember something...
Tell Me About The Money What can we do today to keep our children with Asperger Syndrome from being cheated out of their money in the future?
The Asperger Graduation Speech Where’s the graduation speech for people with Asperger Syndrome?
Compromise Yourself You’re right. You know you’re right. You know what’s best for your child. You also know he’s not buying it....
Angel Teachers Julie, my wife, just reminded me that it’s teacher appreciation week. That makes me think of the...
Asperger Syndrome: Alone By Choice? Does your child with Asperger Syndrome really want to be alone? I have Asperger Syndrome, and I enjoyed being...
Briefing Teachers About Your Child It can take any teacher a while to figure out the strengths and challenges of children at the beginning of a school year. A...
Motivating Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders How do you motivate a child with Asperger Syndrome or autism?
Autism Awareness and Employers I saw a nice feature in the paper this morning about Autism Awareness Month. Of course, in our family, every month is Autism...
Asperger Honesty We all want our children to be honest and open. Okay, if you’re the parent of a child with Asperger Syndrome, you’ll probably...
Who Supports Our Teachers? What happened? How did we get to the point where political pundits are attacking America’s teachers?
Learning to Swim, Socially When I was little, I almost drowned. On summer days, I’d go to a community pool with the kids from the neighborhood...
Colorful Language - Cautious Vocabulary I like colorful language. Vivid word images can really help communicate a point. But there’s a down side, and it’s one that those of us...
Programming the Asperger Brain We’re not computers. But comparing our brains to computers can help us understand and deal with some Asperger Syndrome behaviors. In elementary...
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