General Education Teacher's Guide to Autism, The

Find the answers to all your autism-related questions in The General Education Teacher's Guide to Autism: Essential Answers to Key Questions. From this informative, dynamic resource, you will collect practical strategies to address the common challenges facing these neurodiverse students in an inclusive environment, while also learning to celebrate the unique strengths and perspectives these students bring to the classroom. Educators will:Learn to ease the anxieties that are present among students on the autism spectrumDiscover ways to address executive function challenges that can contribute to disorganization, impulsivity, and learning difficultiesCollect practical strategies for easing sensory stress in the classroomGather strategies for capturing engagement and helping students assimilate knowledge in meaningful waysUnderstand speech, language, and socialization patterns and gather strategies for facilitating effective interactionLearn to decode disruptive behaviors and respond to them in differentiated ways that yield lasting changeCultivate ways to develop a classroom community that celebrates and embraces all kinds of diversityExplore the perspectives of parents and guardians of students on the spectrum to facilitate powerful partnerships and optimize outcomes for studentsContents:IntroductionChapter 1: Autism OverviewChapter 2: AnxietyChapter 3: Executive FunctionChapter 4: SensationChapter 5: Communication and SocializationChapter 6: Engagement and Cognitive ProcessingChapter 7: Disruptive BehaviorChapter 8: Parents and GuardiansEpilogueReferences and ResourcesIndex