The Autism Home Page

Education & Speech Issues

Fact Link # 5:Your Child's IEP: Legal and Practical Guidance for Parents. From the Wrightslaw Advocacy Library.
Fact Link # 5a: Visual Supports: Helping Your Child Understand and Communicate. Great information from the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) of Florida.
Fact Link # 5a-1: Use Visual Strategies . Com. A wonderful resource with many great pictures for teaching and scheduling.
Fact Sheet # 5b: Teaching, Training, and Living with Children Who Have Autism. Ten recommendations for teaching, training, living, and tough-loving a child or adult with autism.
Fact Link # 5c: Autism Resources & Articles. Information on autism and special education services from Reed Martin. Know your rights! (Sorry - original page is gone - this is a link to his books).
Fact Sheet # 5d: Echolalia and Autism Understanding echolalia as part of the person's developmental, cognitive, and linguistic growth. Includes several treatment ideas to improve the person's use of creative language.
Fact Link # 5e: Treating Apraxia in Children with Autism The Apraxia-Kids web site presents this helpful article by Tracy Vail. Includes tips for parents to use at home to encourage language, when and how to correct speech, and links to other articles on apraxia, dysarthria, and other speech-related topics.
Fact Sheet # 5f: Introduction to Social Stories Social stories teach social skills, the perspective of others, and prepare children for new or different situations. Learn more about them here.
Fact Sheet # 5f-1: Theory of Mind The "theory of mind" is the ability to know that others have their own thoughts, feelings, and desires. This can be an area of deficiency for persons with autism.
Fact Sheet # 5g: Resources for Teaching / Training Great resources for worksheets, games, coloring sheets, Thomas the Tank Engine, Blues Clues, teaching resources, and so much more.
Fact Link # 5h: Are you a bully or a teacher? A great article from Education World (by Linda Starr) on the differences between being being an educator and a "classroom bully".
Fact Link # 5i: The Pop-Up IED - From the Hands and Voices web site. Great answers to educators who oppose what is best for your child's education.

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