Description: Children and youth with Asperger's Syndrome, high-functioning autism (HFA), and pervasive developmental disorders-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and related exceptionalities have great potential. However, all too often their abilities are not realized. Simple Strategies that Work! provides ideas and suggestions that teachers can use to help a student with Asperger's and other related conditions, which are now classified as Autism Spectrum Disorder, on the road to success. The book discusses problems that arise in the classroom and how teachers can adjust the classroom to accommodate, while not interfering with normal classroom routines. Not boggled down with jargon, this book includes tables and boxes for quick reference and clear meaning for Asperger's and ASD-related information. Also included is information about what can cause anxiety for the AS/HFA student, how this can lead to decreased academic and social performance, decreased attention to task, and potential increases in behavior problems, and what the teacher can do to assist.

Author: MYLES, Brenda et al

Publisher: AAPC Publishing(see supplierERS/PMS200501)

Year Published: 2006

Keywords: HFA; AS; Strategies; school;