Webbing Activity for Story Construction
Webbing with the semantic feature analysis strategy uses a grid to help kids explore how sets of things are related to one another. By completing and analyzing the...
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Nonverbal Communication Cues
Body language is a form of communication that humans use to express their wants and emotions. As with speech, the autistic child has difficulty or no skill at all...
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Home-School Communication Book
The Home-School Communication Book is a seemingly subtle yet important piece allowing parents access to important features of their child’s day, and for educators to...
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What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
The latest findings indicate that 1 in 68 children have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD is a lifelong neurologically based disability involving impairments in:...
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Characteristics of the Learner with ASD
Intense and restricted interests and hyperfocus on specific things Social rigidity: insistence on specific themes in play or conversation Lack of motivation to...
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How to Teach the Learner with ASD
Learners with ASD are a diverse population, requiring individualized assessment and sometimes specialized skills (e.g., applied behavior analysis, systematic...
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Video Modeling
Video modeling is a mode of teaching that uses video recording and display equipment to provide a visual model of the targeted behavior or skill. Types of video...
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Video Modeling: Greeting An Acquaintance
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) need explicitly taught social skills. Video modeling is a technique in which the student watches either himself/herself or...
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Video Modeling: Joining a Small Group in Conversation
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) need explicitly taught social skills. Video modeling is a technique in which the student watches either himself/herself or...
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Video Modeling: Greeting a Friend with Empathy
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) need explicitly taught social skills. Video modeling is a technique in which the student watches either himself/herself or...
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Video Modeling: Greeting a Friend to Initiate a Conversation
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) need explicitly taught social skills. Video modeling is a technique in which the student watches either himself/herself or...
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Video Modeling: Greeting a Friend in Passing
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) need explicitly taught social skills. Video modeling is a technique in which the student watches either himself/herself or...
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Social Stories/Cognitive Scripts
A Social Story can be a written or visual guide describing various social interactions, situations, behaviours, skills or concepts and were introduced and described by...
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Errorless Learning Strategies
As the name implies, errorless learning refers to teaching procedures that are designed in such a way that the learner does not have to (and does not) make mistakes as...
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Visual Supports
Visual supports are any tool presented visually that supports an individual as he or she moves through the day. Visual supports might include, but are not limited to,...
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Token Economies & Other Motivational Strategies
Within an educational setting, a token economy is a system for providing positive reinforcement to a child or children by giving them tokens for completing tasks or...
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