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Autism Speaks School Community Toolkit

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Guide members of the educational community in understanding and supporting autistic learners. A kit from Autism Speaks includes an array of tools designed for parents, teachers, and community members. 

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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the tool kit as a resource in planning a professional develop opportunity for staff or an informational night for members of the school community
  • Form a group of inclusion teachers who share a student with autism so that they can compare strategies that work and share information
Classroom Considerations
  • The packet is massive; bookmark the resource and print only those pages appropriate to your learning situation
Pros
  • The table of contents makes it easy to locate specific resources
  • The 117-page tool kit includes information about autism, information sheets for all members of the school community, strategies for supporting learners with autism, and links to web, print, and video resources

 

Cons
  • None