Classroom Challenges
Students with autism may struggle to understand these during conversations, such as facial expressions or tone of voice.
What are social cues?
This developmental disability affects communication, social interaction, and behavior.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
This strategy uses pictures, diagrams, or schedules to help students understand expectations.
What are visual supports?
This type of evaluation examines behavior, communication, and development to help identify autism.
What is a psychological evaluation?
In PE, teachers should break complex movements into these to help students with autism learn skills.
What are smaller steps?
This type of environment can overwhelm students with autism due to noise, lights, or crowds.
What is sensory overload?
Autism is typically identified before this age.
What is age 3?
This teaching method breaks complex tasks into smaller, manageable steps.
What is task analysis?
These professionals may assess speech and communication skills in students suspected of autism.
Who are speech-language pathologists?
This teaching approach involves showing students exactly how to perform a movement.
What is demonstration?
Students with autism may become upset when this changes unexpectedly.
What is routine?
This federal law provides the educational definition of autism used in schools.
What is IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)?
This strategy rewards students for appropriate behavior or progress
What is positive reinforcement?
This process often includes interviews with both teachers and these individuals.
Who are parents?
Students with autism may struggle with these physical abilities such as coordination or balance.
What are motor skills?
Working with classmates in these types of activities may be challenging for students with autism.
What is group work?
Autism is called a “blank” because of the wide range of abilities and challenges individuals may have?
What is Spectrum?
This approach pairs students with supportive classmates to encourage learning and social interaction
What is peer-mediated instruction?
These early checks help identify developmental concerns in young children.
What are developmental screenings?
Providing extra time for this helps students with autism understand instructions and respond appropriately.
What is processing time?
Students with autism may have difficulty following instructions that contain many of these.
What are multiple steps?
This organization tracks autism prevalence and research in the United States.
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
Teachers use this to help students feel secure by maintaining predictable schedules and expectations
What are structured routines?
This type of assessment involves observing a child's behavior in different environments.
What are behavioral observations?
This teaching strategy helps students learn by practicing skills repeatedly in a structured environment.
What is guided practice?