Special Considerations for Students With High-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Guide for School Administrators - Brossura

Adreon, Diane; Myles, Brenda Smith

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ISBN 10: 1942197306 ISBN 13: 9781942197300

Casa editrice: Future Horizons Inc, 2017

Riassunto

Parents: does your child's principal understand autism? School administrators: do you understand your students with autism? This can help! School administrators play a key role in creating a mind-set of acceptance of learners with special needs and their families within their school district, region, or school.
In many instances, a school administrator guides decisions regarding how teachers address behavioral challenges. The purpose of Special Considerations for Students with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder is to provide school administrators with useful and practical suggestions and strategies that can increase student achievement, engagement, positive behavior, and social skills for students on the spectrum, help reduce educator stress and frustration, and increase positive interactions between families and school personnel so that the school day is more successful for all parties.

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The majority of students with HF-ASD attend general education classes. Due to their excellent long-term rote memory skills and their tendency to excel in specific areas of academics, many functionwell in several aspects of school. In addition, because students with HF-ASD are usually of average to above-average intelligence, most benefit from attending classes with content that is on or above their grade level. For example, if the student has a relative strength in math or reading, her participation in class not only strengthens her math skills but may also help to build herself-esteem (Barnhill, 2004). However, these skills are not sufficient. Since social-communication challenges are one of the core deficits of students with ASD, these students need to learn to interact with typically developing peers. This is consistent with The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; 2004), which stipulates that to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities should be educated with children without disabilities. However, as for all students with special needs, placement decisions should be made by a team, including family members, based on individual student strengths and needs.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Future Horizons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1942197306
• ISBN 13: 9781942197300
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 277
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile