Autism and Asperger's

How to teach a child with Asperger's Syndrome

Educator's guide to Asperger's Syndrome.

Students with Asperger's Syndrome often go undiagnosed because of strong language skills and approximate social skills. They lack good social skills, understanding of typical human emotion and behavior and executive function.

Students with Asperger's Syndrome often end up being included in general education classrooms, and teachers who have them in their classes often struggle with their quirky challenges. This resource addresses some of their challenges.

The National Autism Center has created a resource to help parents, educators and other professionals evaluate the effectiveness of different treatments and educational strategies for children with autism spectrum disorders.

Find out what Autism is, what the characteristics are and the helpful strategies that will help students perform and meet their educational goals.

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders often have significant difficulty with communication, with and without spoken language. Successful interventions include American Sign Language, augmentative language supports such as the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) or mechanical systems.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Characteristics

Autism spectrum disorders, one of the most rapidly growing disability categories, effects children's social, language and motor development.

Autism Diagnosis -- Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders

Discrete trial training is the instructional backbone of Applied Behavioral Analysis, a highly successful intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Floortime is a therapy approach developed by Stanley Greenspan, M.D., which uses play to encourage children on the autism spectrum to relate to others and to develop communications and social skills.

Books about Asperger's Syndrome

Pervasive developmental disorders, autism spectrum disorders.

Prompts range across a continuum from the most to the least invasive, and support students as they learn how to perform specific academic, vocational and social tasks.

A social skills curriculum review, the book Building Social Relationships is recommended for teachers with children on the Autism Spectrum as well as children with deficits in social functioning.

Looking for feedback from other teachers of children with autism to learn about the ways instruction is provided for their students in their state.

Do 2 Learn is a website with a mix of games and activities to support special education programs.

A review of a resource for supporting students with autism in inclusive settings.

Floortime is a trademarked therapy approach for children on the autism spectrum which helps them develop communication, social interaction and other pre-academic skills needed for future success.