What's the difference? : building on autism strengths, skills, and talents in your classroom
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- ISBN: 9781551383484 (softcover)
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124 pages ; 28 cm - Publisher: Markham, Ontario : Pembroke Publishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- 1. Preparing for Autistic Students. Autism as a Way of Being -- Your Autism Vocabulary List -- Neurodiversity Is Cool! -- One for All and All for One -- The Physical Classroom -- Schoolwork -- The Teacher -- What Do I Do on the First Day? -- Parents as Partners -- Lesson Plan: Introduction to Autism -- Introductory Activity: KWL Chart -- Empathy Activity: Experiencing -- Information Activity: Book Discussion -- Sharing Activity: Revisiting KWL -- 2. Getting to Know Autistic Students. When You've Met One Autistic Person, You've Met One Autistic Person -- There's Only One Way to Tie Shoes -- My Clothes are Too Itchy -- Seeing -- Hearing -- Touch -- Smelling and Tasting -- Unidentified or Combined Sensory Issues -- There's Too Much or Too Little Going On -- Overstimulation -- Understimulation -- Lesson Plan: Getting to Know Your Students -- I Like... Activity -- I Like... Art Activity -- 3. Helping Autistic Students Do Schoolwork. Unlocking the Walls -- Follow the IEP -- Individualized Modifications -- Everything About Penguins -- But I Don't Need a Calculator -- Pink Polka-Dot Wallpaper in My Virtual Classroom -- Please, Just Read for Five Minutes! -- I Don't Like Looking at Myself on the Screen -- Lesson Plan: Getting Homework Done -- Brainstorming Activity -- Sharing Strategies -- Practicing Strategies -- 4. Helping Autistic Students with Emotional Regulation. But I Wasn't Finished! -- Triggers -- I Just Can't Handle My Life! -- That's Not Rebellion, It's Anxiety -- Breathe In 1-2-3, Breathe Out 1-2-3 -- Calming Activities -- You're Important! -- Lesson Plan: Practicing Emotional Regulation -- Review Emotional Regulation Strategies -- Role Play -- 5. Helping Autistic Students with Communication. Communication Detectives -- Problems with Communication -- Who Needs Words? -- Going Low-Tech -- Sign Language -- Using Pictures -- First/Then Board -- Going High-Tech -- That's Funny Because... -- Lesson Plan: Different Ways of Communicating -- Charades -- Pictionary -- Sign Language -- Discuss Nonverbal Communication -- 6. Helping Autistic Students Socialize. Hey, This is Not the Autism Class! -- No, a Social Story is Not About Dating (Although it Could Be) -- Let's Be Friends! -- Taking Turns -- Conversation -- Fostering Friendship -- Peer Groups Are Great! -- Peer Groups of Autistic Students -- Mixed Peer Groups -- What About Eye Contact? -- Field Trips to the Grocery Store -- I Want to Be an Astronaut -- Lesson Plan: Friends -- How to Be a Friend -- 7. Helping Autistic Students Stay Safe. Help! She's Running Away! -- Bullying Is So Old! -- The Bullied -- The Bully -- Things They Don't Teach You in Teachers' College -- Students Who Self-Harm -- Students Who Harm Others -- Students Who Engage in Sexual Touching -- Autistic Burnout Is a Thing -- Lesson Plan: Calming Challenging Behaviors -- Learn to Defuse -- Make Tableaux -- Last Words: Worth It All -- Acknowledgments -- Professional Resources -- References -- Recommended Resources -- Children's Books -- Novels -- Biographies/Autobiographies -- Nonfiction -- Online Resources -- Organizations. |
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Subject: | Autistic children -- Education (Elementary) |
Genre: | Teachers' guides. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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The Pas Campus Library | LC 4717 .Y95 2021 (Text) | 58500000808048 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |