Practical Solutions for Stabilizing Students With Classic Autism to Be Ready to Learn: Getting to Go! by Judy Endow, MSW.

(XED Endow 2011)

As students become better regulated and more able to communicate effectively, extreme behaviors decrease, sometimes subsiding altogether. While a functional behavior analysis (FBA) is usually the starting place for students with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA) who are engaging in behaviors that do not serve them well, if used as the starting place for students with classic autism, an FBA has variable results, most often leaving us with the feeling that we are not making significant progress. Getting to Go! is unique in distinguishing this difference and recognizing the importance of first offering stabilization strategies that afford students a better regulated body, which often enables students with classic autism to increase their time in school, most of them working up to full-day participation. This simple-to-use book focuses on two major areas of stabilization found critical for students on the autism spectrum, sensory regulation and visual supports. With proper use of these strategies, the student with classic autism can get to GO! – that is, feeling regulated and supported. Once on GO!, the strategies that are helpful for students with AS/HF can be employed to maintain optimal game play throughout the day.

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Technology Tools for Students with Autism by Katharina Boser Ph.D.

(XED Boser 2014)

Technology holds great promise for helping students with autism learn, communicate, and function effectively in the modern world. Start leveraging that power today with this forward-thinking book, your in-depth guided tour of technologies that support learners with autism and help them fully participate in their classroom and community. You’ll learn about readily available technologies you can use right now-from apps to video modeling-and explore next-wave innovations that will help shape the future of autism intervention, such as therapeutic robots and advanced virtual reality technologies. You’ll also get critical guidance on how to select the appropriate technology for your needs, weave technology into a universal design for learning framework, and conduct effective professional development so teachers make the most of new tools and strategies. This book provides an assortment of different technologies which aid students’ learning in different ways. Also included, are benefits of technologies.

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Practical Mathematics for Children With an Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Delays by Jo Adkins.

XED Adkin 2012

The authors emphasize the importance of incorporating a child’s special interest into learning in order to help them engage fully with new concepts. Topics covered include: colors, shapes, categories, numerals, sequencing, addition and subtraction and using money, and the book includes worksheets and activities for incorporating mathematics into daily living skills. This is an essential resource for teachers, teaching assistants and parents who wish to develop mathematics skills in children with an autism spectrum disorder and other developmental delays.

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The STAR Program  by Joel R. Arick, Lauren Loos, Ruth Falco, and David A King.

(XED Arick 2004)

Strategies for Teaching Based on Autism Research (STAR).

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My New School: A Workbook to Help Students Transition to a New School  by Melissa L. Trautman.

(XED Traut 2010)

The book takes an honest approach by first acknowledging the difficulty of moving to a new school and then giving students tools to make the transition easier. Through hands-on activities like checklists and to-do lists, Trautman has empowered students to reduce the fear they associate with transferring to a new school.

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Setting up Classroom Spaces That Support Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders by Susan Kabot and Christine Reeve.

(XED Kubot 2010)

This book shows through clear and brief text and lots of photos how to determine what type of furniture and materials to choose for various types of classrooms and how to arrange them in a way that creates an effective learning environment while reducing anxiety and preventing problem behaviors.

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Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs by Darlene Mannix.

(XED Manni 2009)

Ready-to-use lessons for teaching basic life skills to adolescents with special needs. This book offers teachers and parents a unique collection of more than 200 worksheets to help adolescents with special needs build the life skills they need to achieve independence and succeed in everyday life.

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I Read It, but I Don’t Get It  by Chris Tovani.

(XED Tovan 2000)

This book is a practical, engaging account of how teachers can help adolescents develop new reading comprehension skills. Pp. 140.

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