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Table of Contents Introduction 1. Putting All the Pieces Together: Understanding This Puzzle Called Autism How Is Autism Defined? Why Is It Called Autism Spectrum Disorder? Words, Words, Words--Why Is There So Much Autism-Related Jargon? What Are the Major Types of Autism? When and How Is Autism Diagnosed? How Do I Know What Services Are Available for Children With Autism? What Are the Most Common Treatments for Autism? As a Preschool Teacher, What Do I Need to Know About Children With Autism? 2. From Hand-Flapping to Obsession With Routines: The Way Children With Autism Relate to Their World What Can I Expect a Preschool Child With Autism to Do? What Exactly Is Maladaptive Behavior? What Is a Stereotypic Behavior? Why Would a Child Want to Injure Himself? Why Do Children With Autism Become Obsessed With Objects? Why Do Children With Autism Follow Rituals? When Does a Typical Tantrum Become an Autism-Related Tantrum? What Is Aggressive Behavior and How Do I Handle It? How Do I Know What a Child With Autism Is Trying to Communicate With His Behavior? Will the Child With Autism Ever Learn to Talk? What Do I Do When a Child Won't Interact With Others? Can Children With Autism Learn Basic Problem-Solving? Why Do Children With Autism Have Difficulty With Sensory Stimuli? How Do I Assess a Child With Autism? Why Do Children With Autism Only Eat Certain Foods? How Do I Know If a Child With Autism Is Sick? What About Special Diets? The Learning Characteristics of Children With Autism Summarized 3. Planning for Success: Setting Up a Proactive Preschool Environment I Know Children With Autism Learn Differently, But What Can I Do About It? How Do I Arrange a Preschool Environment for Success? How Do I Set Up Predictable Routines for a Child With Autism That Will Not be Boring to the Other Children? What Can I Do to Make All Children Feel Part of the Class? Strategies to Help Children Adjust to Preschool 3-1 Before School Starts: A Strategy for the Teacher 3-2 Laying the Foundation--Starting From Day One 3-3 Good Morning! Good Morning! 3-4 "All About Me!" Bulletin Board and Book 3-5 Books That Teach a Lesson 3-6 Making New Friends 3-7 My New School (Getting to Know Who Works at Our School) 3-8 Classroom Hunt: I Spy! 3-9 We're More Alike Than Different 3-10 Things We Do at School (A Small-Group Activity) 4. Learning Life Skills What Are Life Skills? Why Are Life Skills Important? How Do I Teach Everyday Tasks (Life Skills)? What Do I Do First, Before Teaching a New Skill? How Exactly Does This All Fit Together? Strategies to Help Children Learn Self-Help Skills 4-1. Communicating a Need to Go to the Bathroom 4-2. Making Toileting Work 4-3. Bathroom Detective: When a Child Gets Upset in the Bathroom 4-4. Mealtime Fun! 4-5. Learning to Put on Socks/Shoes 4-6. All About Money! 4-7. Personal Information 4-8. Hand-Washing 4-9. What to Wear? 4-10. Crossing the Street 5. Misbehavior or Missed Communication: Managing the Behaviors of Children With Autism How Will I Ever Understand the Unusual Behaviors of Children With Autism? What Are Some Typical Strategies for Teachers When They Are Confronted With Challenging Behaviors? What Is Meant by Form and Function? How Can I Determine the Function or Reason for a Child's Behavior? How Do I Know What Procedure to Use? Strategies to Help Manage Behavior 5-1. Rejecting an Optional Activity 5-2. Space Invaders! 5-3. Asking for a Work Break 5-4. Distract and Redirect 5-5. Waiting 5-6. Change in Routine 5-7. Hands at Home 5-8. Environmental Hazard 5-9. Today, I Feel... 5-10. Help Me Solve a Problem 6. Signs Symbols and Language: Helping a Child Communicate What Exactly Is Communication? How Is the Communication of Children With Autism Different From That of Typically Developing Preschool Children? What Do You Mean by Communication That Is Not Meaningful? How Can Non-Functional Communication Be Functional for the Child? What Exactly Is Echolalia? Why Do Children With Autism Have So Much Trouble Communicating? What Is Intentional Communication? How Do I Start Helping a Child Communicate? What Do You Mean By His Stage of Communication? How Do I Set Appropriate Goals for Communication? Should I Stop Trying to Make Her Talk and Use an Alternative Form of Communication? When and How Is the Best Way to Use Sign Language? How Can a Child With Autism Use Pictures to Communicate? What About Electronic Communication Devices? Strategies to Help Facilitate Communication 6-1. A Reason to Communicate! 6-2. Three Basic Signs 6-3. What Is It? Using Pictures to Identify Objectives 6-4. Communication Apron 6-5. Guidelines for Picture Schedule 6-6. Sing to Me: Using Music to Communicate 6-7. Puppets as Talking Partners 6-8. Communication Notebooks 6-9. Sentence Starters 6-10. Learning to Communicate "Yes" and "No!" 7. Inside Their Own World: Encouraging Children With Autism to Play How Does the Play of Children With Autism Differ From Their Peers? What Can I Do to Encourage Children to Play? How Do I Use What I Have Observed? How Do I Select an Appropriate Peer Buddy? How Do I Begin to Teach This Process? Ideas and Activities for Encouraging Children to Play General Suggestions for Teaching Play Strategies Strategies to Help Children With Autism When They Play 7-1. Which Toy Should I Use? 7-2. Give and Take--Learning Reciprocity 7-3. It's My Space--A Strategy to Encourage Children to Play Side by Side 7-4. Paper Sack Game--What Did You Find? 7-5. The Basics of Simple Games--Learning About Rules 7-6. Same Old, Same Old, Same Old--Introducing a New Toy 7-7. May I Play, Too? Asking to Join a Game or Activity 7-8. Time to Stop--Putting Up Toys and Activities 7-9. Scarf-Dance 7-10. Once Upon a Time...Playing With Props 8. Building Social Skills: Getting Along With Others Why Are Social Skills Important? What Are the Stages of Social Development? Which Social Skills Should Be Learned First? How Do I Teach Social Skills to a Child With Autism? What Are Social Stories? What Are the Three Types of Social Impairment? How Do I Write a Social Story? Strategies to Help Children Develop Social Skills 8-1. Hi! My Name Is _____. 8-2. Something Good About Me! 8-3. Talk to Me! 8-4. Telephone Talk: Following Simple Directions 8-5. What to Do? What to Do? 8-6. Learning to Say, "Thank You" 8-7. Help Wanted! Peer Buddy 8-8. Building a Sense of Community With a Job 8-9. Three Breaths Away (A Strategy for Calming Down) 8-10. The Itsy! Bitsy! Spider! (Learning to Try Again!) 9. Lights! Camera! Action! Sensory Integration and Autism What Exactly Is Sensory Integration? What Are the Hidden Senses? What Do You Mean by a Sensory Integration Disorder? Do You Mean That Children With Autism See or Hear Differently? How Will I Know If a Child Has a Sensory Integration Disorder? How Do I Know If a Child Is Over-Sensitive or Under-Sensitive? What Can I Do to Help a Child With Sensory Integration Disorder? What Can I Do to Make Sure That a Child With Autism Does Not Go Into Sensory Overload? Strategies to Help Children Who Have Sensory Integration Disorder 9-1. Weighted Vest 9-2. Snuggle Blanket 9-3. Tracing a Letter 9-4. Monster Shapes 9-5. Make and Shake 9-6. Help, I Can't Grasp It! 9-7. Make a Fidgety-Widgety Toy 9-8. Step With Me 9-9. Cocoon 9-10. Stand-up Push Ups! 10. We're All in This Together: Teaming Up With Families What Can I Do to Understand a Family's Perspective? What Is the Cycle of Grief and Loss? How Do I Let Parents Know I Need Their Help? What Can I Do to Make Family Interactions Positive? How Does All of This Fit Together? Resources for Families Glossary of Terms Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Autistic children -- Education.
Autism in children.