Acronyms
ASD
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
1 in 31 or 3.2% of 8 year olds
What is the diagnosis rate of ASD?
There are this many weeks left of school.
What is 8?
His brother is Braxton.
Who is Bass?
This is a visual tool that shows a non-preferred task being followed by a more preferred task.
What is a First-Then Board?
SLP
What is Speech Language Pathologist?
What are Gestalt Language Processors?
On high traffic days Dave will remind you to use this.
What is Festival Parking?
His brother is Luke.
Who is Arthur?
This tool can help lessen auditory input that can be unpleasant for some students.
What are Noise Cancelling Headphones?
ABA
What is Applied Behavioral Analysis?
This term applies when autistic individuals hide their autistic traits
What is Masking?
What is Wednesday?
His grandfather is Arthur.
Who is Alex?
Instead of asking "what do you want to do?" you could do this, and ask "do you want to do flash cards or a worksheet?"
What is give a Forced Choice?
IEP
What is Individualized Education Plan/Program?
RRB stands for this.
What is Restrictive and Repetitive Behavior?
These are the correct days and essentials classes we have each week.
What are...Acorns: Mon-Tech, tech Tue-Social Skills, library Wed-PE, Play Skills, Rock Wall Thur-STEAM, PE Fri-Drama, Art
or
Oaks: Mon-Tech, tech Tue-Social Skills, library Wed-PE, Play Skills, Rock Wall Thur-STEAM, PE, Art Fri-Drama, Let's Learn About?
His grandmother is Patricia.
Who is Fred?
Reviewing the daily schedule, time warnings, and reviewing materials before starting a task are all examples of this.
What is Priming or Front-loading?
IDEA
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
Being aware that your heart is racing or that you need to go to the bathroom relies on this "sense".
What is interoception?
You walk by this room every day. The Star Room is this number.
What is 246?
Who is Declan?
Seeking sensory stimulation is often an attempt to return to this window.
What is the Window of Optimal Arousal*?
*Also called the Window of Tolerance