Diane Adreon & Brenda Smith Myles 
Special Considerations for Students with Autism 
A Guide for School Administrators

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.

Cuprins

Purpose of This Guide

Introduction


Chapter 1

“High Functioning” Does Not Mean That Students Don’t Have Significant Challenges or Areas of Strengths Social and Communication Skills

Sensory Issues 

Special Interests

Behavior

Motor Skills

Academics

The Cumulative Effect

The Strengths of Students With HF-ASD

Summary

Chapter 2
Important Considerations for Educating Students With HF-ASD Predictors for Life Success
Assessment
Placement
Bullying
Discipline Issues
Summary
Chapter 3:
Strategies for Working With Families of Students With HF-ASD Strategies That Foster Effective Family-School Relationships
Summary
Chapter 4
Strategies for Working With School Staff
Strategies for Supporting School Staff
Summary
References
Appendix A: Modified Inventory of Wrongful Activities
Appendix B: Ziggurat Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan
Appendix C: Student Perspective Analysis
Appendix D: Transition Checklist
Appendix E: Travel Card

Despre autor

Brenda Smith Myles, Ph D, is an associate professor, University of Kansas. She is an internationally recognized authority on autism. Dr. Myles has made over thousands of presentations all over the world, and has written more than 250 articles and books on autism spectrum disorder. In the latest survey conducted by the University of Texas, she was acknowledged as the second most productive applied researcher in ASD in the world. Her awards include: Yes She Can Inc., Advocates for Adults with Autism Award (2016) ; University of Alabama/Glenwood Scholar (2015); National Parenting Publications Bronze Award (2014) and American Academy of Pediatrics Autism Champion (2013), among many others.