Autism

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=For Parents=

[|Autism: Advocating for Your Kid]

[|Hacking a Child's Brain: How a Child's Neurons Were Rewired]

Boucher, Toni. (n.d.). [|10 myths about high functioning autism and sensory disintegration disorder]. Retrieved January 10, 2014, from []



[|Sketching Skills: Collaboration Between Google, U. Benefits Kids with Autism]

=Resources=

[|Languages Without Limits] - A page containing links to several research-based resources re: teaching FL to students who are autistic ([|see this page for more info.]). user:chericem1

[|Assistive Technology for Children with Autism] - An outstanding site containing helpful information about some of the difficulties that students with autism may have in the classroom, along with links to indices of strategies that use varying degrees of technology to support students (scroll to the bottom and click on the links that say "low tech," "mid tech," and "high tech" to see an extensive list). Each page of strategies contains descriptions, photos, and information regarding how teachers can help students who have been diagnosed with autism follow instructions, complete assignments, manage transitions, and develop appropriate social skills.

[|Autism Speaks] - A foundation dedicated to advocacy re: autism that contains a list of red flags that may indicate autism, resources for parents who have children who are autistic, and links to additional research and information user:chericem1

[|Helping My Daughter to Fit in Socially] - An discussion thread posted to the Disboards by a parent. As you read what people have posted, think about what this teaches you about how parents seek out information, what you as an educator could do to support students (and parents) who struggle with these kinds of issues, etc.

[|iPad Apps & Resources for People with Autism: Reviews, Links, & Prices] - Google spreadsheet with an extensive list

[|Spectrum Center]

=**Techniques**=

[|Virtual Teachers Outperform Real Thing] - Avatars used to teach social skills to children with autism
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 * Representation -** Some autistic children may have difficulty with abstract concepts. The more concrete you can make your lessons (by using physical objects and experiences), the better the child is likely to do. Depending on the degree of the autism, the child might need to move progressively from working with objects, to working with 2-dimensional pictures, and finally, to working with words.


 * Sorting -** Many children with autism are highly sensitive to patterns and to symmetry. Have them sort vocabulary words into clearly identified categories. Try showing them the grammatical patterns in sentences.


 * [|Visual Schedules]** - This page shows examples of visual schedules that can be used for autistic students and explains how to make them.

=Videos=

[|HBO: Autism: The Musical] - A very interesting documentary about children with autism--clips from home videos that show various children at different ages, comments from parents, information on some of the stresses their parents experience, lots of classroom footage of adults interacting with children with autism, comments from the children themselves, and an interesting, dramatic approach to "being in their world" so that they can "come into ours." Some language in the clip about bullying and discussion of some adult themes shortly after that.

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[|Teen Locked in Autistic Body Finds Inner Voice]