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Resources for Teaching Students on the Autism Spectrum Differences

Educating the Student with Autism
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/k/pecs/se/docs/autism/educate.html
From: Saskatchewan Education - Special Education Unit Teaching Students with Autism: A Guide for Educators

Best Practices for Designing and Delivering Effective Programs for Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
http://www.autismsocietycanada.ca/en/autism_best_practices_documents.html

Computer Play as a Clinical Intervention for Children with PDD
SuperKids Software Review Article
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/features/pdd/

The "Greenspan" Floor Time Model
http://www.coping.org/earlyin/floortm.htm
This site provides an extensive resource on the steps and procedures for the Greenspan Floor Time Model

Structured Teaching
http://www.teacch.com/structur.htm
Chapel Hill TEACCH Center: This chapter discusses the features of structure that have proven useful in classrooms for students of all ages with autism. These features are physical organization, scheduling, and teaching methods.

CAST Individual Differences, Teaching Approaches and New Media
http://cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=11
New technologies that are changing our concept of teaching and learning
http://cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=550

Different Roads to Learning
http://www.difflearn.com/
The goal of this website is to provide is to provide information on books/manuals, flashcards, sequencing, PECS, scheduling products, software, videos, puzzles, handwriting, sorting and manipulating and step-by-step books. There is also a page of over 20 related links for educators and families.

DoToLearn
http://www.do2learn.com/
Free picture cards and print activities for autism and learning disorders; almost the same as the Mayer-Johnson pictures but a lot cheaper; great site for teachers to get some ideas on fun activities; also great for parents.

Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Good site for teachers for unit materials.

Shoe Box Tasks
http://www.shoeboxtasks.com/
Good site for ideas for shoebox tasks. Lots of links and monthly ideas.

Tinsnips
http://www.tinsnips.org/index.html
Great resource for educators including free worksheets and some available for purchase as well as links, ideas and seasonal theme activities.

Bry-Back Manor
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/
Mac downloads for games to match color, set a table and many more!

Polyxo.com
http://www.polyxo.com/
Great resource to download data collection sheets. Brief description of some strategies to teach children with autism.

Room5 Autism Page
http://members.aol.com/room5/welcome.html
Great site full of ideas and links for teachers of children with autism!

Work Jobs or Shoebox Task
http://www.blaine.wednet.edu/bes/class/Klemmt/html%20file/workjobs.html
Terrific visuals of shoebox type tasks. List of links under classroom activities!

Use Visual Strategies
http://www.usevisualstrategies.com/
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and many of other students with behavioral or communication challenges tend to be visual learners. They understand what they see better than what they hear. Therefore, they benefit significantly from the use of Visual Strategies.

Simplified Technology
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/ftrainpapers.html
Ideas from Linda Burkhart--includes lesson plans, guidelines, interactive projects, and resources.

 

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