Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Preschool can be overwhelming for a child with autism. Autism affects how a child communicates, behaves and relates to others. Teachers need to know what they can do to help children with autism reach their full potential. 

Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder is a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide to working with children who have autism. It explains the major characteristics associated with autism and helps teachers understand the ways children autism relate to the world. Each chapter offers specific strategies for teachers to use, including:

• Putting All of the Pieces Together: Understanding This Puzzle Called Autism
• From Hand Flapping to Obsession With Routines: The Way Children With Autism Relate to the World
• Planning for Success: Setting Up a Proactive Preschool Environment
• Learning Life Skills
• Misbehavior or Missed Communication: Managing the Behaviors of Children with Autism
• Signs, Symbols and Language: Helping a Child Communicate
• Lights! Camera! Action! Sensory Integration and Autism

Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder helps teachers connection with all children in meaningful ways, and helps children with autism learn and grow.

Includes: Softcover book
Copyright: 2006
Written By: Clarissa Willis
Length: 224 pages