Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded, 2nd Edition

In this exciting companion to the beloved classic Ten

Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, the unique perspective of

an autistic child's voice describes for teachers, in the classroom and in the

larger community, how to understand thinking and processing patterns common in

autism, how to shape an environment conducive to their learning style, and how

to communicate with autistic learners of all ages in functional, meaningful

ways. It's the guidebook every educator and family member, worldwide, needs to

create effective and inclusive settings wherein child and adult are both teachers

and learners.



This vibrantly updated and expanded edition includes an

imaginative, all-new guide adaptable for group discussion, self-reflection, or

self-expression, an afterword from the author's autistic son, and added

perspective from autistic adults about their experiences in education. Perennially

popular since 2006 and translated into multiple languages, Ten Things Your

Student with Autism Wishes You Knew now brings fresh perspective to a new

generation of educators and autistic learners.



The two biggest take home messages

from this book are the importance for parents and teachers working together as

a team and understanding that your autistic child thinks differently. Ten

Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew will help parents and

teachers learn more effective methods for teaching children on the spectrum.



Temple

Grandin, PhD

Author of The

Way I See It, Thinking in Pictures





Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew

combines wisdom from a student with autism, his family, and his educators

throughout the continuum of their school years from pre-school to higher

education, delivered through analogies, metaphors, and hard facts. It is

written with humor and easy-to-remember phrases so the reader can learn to hear

the voices of our autistic students and respond in ways that are meaningful to

them. The book starts with clear succinct points that lay out a guide map, then

clarifies the essential information to help teachers offer their best work for

their students' growth. Through numerous and invaluable examples, Ten Things

provides insight that can be used to generalize an understanding of the

VERY different way the brain of a person with autism is wired.



The Ten Things laid out in this book are critical to

teaching students with ASD. But you'll find much that benefits all children as

well. Recalling my own 40-year career as a teacher, a learning specialist, and

a district supervisor of special education teachers, I highly recommend Ten

Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew for your educational

resource library.



Eileen Harrison Sanchez, MEd, LDTC, NCED-R

PreK - 12 Special Education Supervisor (retired), Princeton

Public Schools, New Jersey

Author of Freedom Lessons