ABSTRACT

This invaluable resource offers a wealth of strategies enabling you to support children with autism in the mainstream classroom. Cutting through the jargon and recognising the huge variety of ways in which children’s perceptions, feelings and behaviours may be affected by autism, the text is packed with practical advice to help you create a classroom environment which will meet the needs of the individual child.

Each chapter in the book addresses some of the most common social, practical and behavioural difficulties that a child with autism may face at school, and details tried and tested approaches for improving their experiences and outcomes in your classroom. Topics discussed include:

  • classroom layout, timetables and rules
  • effective communication
  • supporting learning and setting targets
  • breaks, unstructured times and school trips
  • challenging behaviours

Supporting Children with Autism in the Primary Classroom – A Practical Approach is a highly accessible resource which will give primary teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, and parents, the confidence and knowledge they need to support young children with autism.

chapter Chapter one|5 pages

Autism - What it Can 'Look Like' in Class

chapter two|12 pages

The Classroom Environment

chapter Chapter three|16 pages

Language and Communication

chapter Chapter Four|20 pages

Accessing the Curriculum and Writing Individualised Targets

chapter Chapter five|9 pages

Breaks and Unstructured Times

chapter Chapter six|13 pages

Behaviour Management

chapter Chapter Seven|18 pages

Educational Trips

chapter Chapter eight|10 pages

All Things Sensory

chapter Chapter nine|1 pages

Some Final Thoughts