Simple Strategies that Work!: Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Autism and Related Disabilities

Smith Myles PhD, Brenda; Adreon, Diane; Gitlitz, Dena

ISBN 10: 1931282994 / ISBN 13: 9781931282994

Published by Future Horizons, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simple Strategies that Work!: Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Autism and Related Disabilities
• Publisher: Future Horizons
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931282994
• ISBN 13: 9781931282994
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Children and youth with autism and related exceptionalities have great potential. However, all too often their abilities are not realized. Simple Strategies That Work! provides easy-to-implement ideas and suggestions that teachers can use to help a students with autism and related needs on the road to success. The book discusses how teachers can adjust the classroom to meet the needs of an individual with autism, while not interfering with normal classroom routines. Not boggled down with jargon, this book includes tables and boxes for quick reference and clear meaning for autism-related information. Also included is information about what can cause anxiety for the student on the spectrum, how this can lead to decreased academic and social performance, decreased attention to task, and potential increases in behavior problems, and what the teacher can do to assist. With easy-to-implement suggestions, these simple strategies help all kids learn and make a difference in the life of somebody with high-functioning autism.

About the Authors

Brenda Smith Myles, PhD, 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.

Diane Adreon, EdD, is the Associate Director of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. In addition, Diane has a private autism consulting practice and is also the author of the award-winning, Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence. Diane has presented nationally and internationally on high-functioning autism serves on the editorial boards of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities and Intervention in School Clinic.

Dena Gitlitz, a woman with autism, is a writer, artist and speaker, who presents nationally on topics about autism. Her unique perspective addresses thought processes, sensory sensitivities, common challenges and support strategies. She serves on the professional advisory board of MAAP Services, Inc., and the Autism Society of the Palm Beaches.