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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder that usually appears before age 3 and affects communication, social skills, and causes repetitive behaviors. Children with ASD have unique characteristics and behaviors to varying degrees. Effective teaching strategies include using visual supports, activity-based instruction, identifying alternative appropriate behaviors, and finding each student's strengths, weaknesses, interests and talents to develop skills and encourage success. Communication between teachers and parents is important to understand what motivates each student.

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Autism Toolbox

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder that usually appears before age 3 and affects communication, social skills, and causes repetitive behaviors. Children with ASD have unique characteristics and behaviors to varying degrees. Effective teaching strategies include using visual supports, activity-based instruction, identifying alternative appropriate behaviors, and finding each student's strengths, weaknesses, interests and talents to develop skills and encourage success. Communication between teachers and parents is important to understand what motivates each student.

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Definition &

Alberta Ed
Code
Autism
Spectr
um
Disord
er
(ASD)

Severe Physical
Or Medical
Disability (Code
44)
Mild or Moderate
Medical
Disability (Code
58)
-Is the most
common
neurological
disorder and one
of the most
common
developmental
disabilities
affecting Canadian
children, which
usually appears
before age 3.
-Children with
autism usually

Characteristics
and/or Observable
Behaviour
1) Communication
(struggles with
nonverbal
communication and
expressive language
skills. Repetitive and
idiosyncratic speech
patterns and restricted
vocabulary)
2) Social integration
(3 subtypes: aloof,
passive, active)

Teaching Strategies
and Resources

1) Provide visual support


and hands on activities
These strategies can help
with communication and
self-control. These include
checklists, daily schedules,
simple picture instructions,
labels, charts, etc. For
example. if teaching
emotions, be sure to provide
pictures with different faces
in various scenarios.

2) Use activity-based
3)
instruction. Allows
Unusual/challenging
teachers to focus on
behaviour (inflexible
multiple goals and skills. An
adherence, stereotypic & example is a partner puzzle
repetitive motor
activity promotes
mannerisms, fascination communication skills.
with movement of
objects)
3) Identify an alternative
behaviour Find
4) Learning
appropriate behaviour that

Links and /or


Sources
http://www.autis
msocietycanada.
ca/
http://education.
alberta.ca/media
/825847/spedco
dingcriteria.pdf
https://www.gnb.
ca/0000/publicat
ions/ss/Teaching
StudentswithAuti
smSpectrumDiso
rders.pdf
http://www.learn
nc.org/lp/edition
s/picturesymbols
http://download.
springer.com/sta
tic/pdf/855/art
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have particular
communication
and social
characteristics and
repetitive
behaviors to
different degrees,
but each child with
autism responds or
behave in unique
way.

characteristics (uneve
n patterns of
development) There is
also anxiety, unusual
patterns of attention and
responses to sensory
stimuli.

serves the same function.


4) Find strengths,
weaknesses, interests
and talents
Communication with
parents and teachers of the
student determines what
motivates the student to
succeed, encourages good
behaviour, and allows them
to enjoy school. This may
also develop skills for future
employment. A home-toschool journal would be a
good way to keep track of
the progress.

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alberta.ca/media
/512916/autism1
b.pdf
http://education.
alberta.ca/media
/512925/autism3
.pdf
http://education.
alberta.ca/media
/512928/autism4
.pdf

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