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Effectively teaching student with High Functioning Autism

The following list are websites or articles which provide a vast amount of information to assist with further comprehension of Autism and how to adjust teaching principles to accommodate for this special type of learner.


 * TEACCH Autism Program – UNC School of Medicine
 * [|http://teacch.com]
 * [|Recommendations for Students with High Functioning Autism] by Kerry Hogan
 * This article provides a list of recommendations covering topics such as the use of schedules, adapting academic material, developing social skills and managing behavior. Examples are given for schedule set ups to assist the student with staying on track with classroom expectations and specific folders for each class with itemized directions of assignments.
 * Website provides specific categories focusing on Educational Approaches, Structured Teaching, Communication Approaches and Research.
 * Educating children with Autism by the National Research Council. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2001. Provides research finding regarding the increase in diagnosis of ASD.
 * [|Structured Teaching: Strategies for Supporting Students with Autism?] By Susan Stokes. Wisconsin Department of Public Information; 2007.
 * This article provides a guideline for structuring classroom assignments and considerations for structured teaching including physical structure of the classroom, visual schedules and teaching methods.
 * [|High Functioning Autism Report]
 * Article explains the difference between HFA and Asperger Syndrome along with a check list of symptoms. Included is a specific section on "Classroom Success for High Functioning Autism" which provides insight to processes such as the buddy system in unstructured settings.
 * [|The ASD Nest Program: A Public School Inclusion Program for Higher Functioning Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders] . By Dorothy Siegel, Project Director, New York University Steinhardt School of Education.
 * Provides an overview of the ASD Nest Program and requirements for inclusion in the program within the New York City area.
 * [|Educators Deal with the Growing Problem of Autism] by Fran Smith.
 * An article which discusses the increasing number of special-needs students and how school systems are coping with providing an "appropriate" free education within current budget restraints.
 * Teaching Social Savvy to Students with Asperger Syndrome by Carol L. and James M. Wilkerson. Middle School Journal. September 2004. Volume 36, Number 1
 * [|Autism Society of NC]