My ASD Child

“I'd like to ask you about a very big problem for our autistic son - his perfectionism! Can you give me some advice on what to do about this issue, because I believe it is a major contributing factor to his never-ending anxiety, especially when doing his homework?”    ==> CLICK HERE for the full article...

 "I need to come up with some ideas for my son' teacher. My son is on the spectrum. The teacher is really struggling with his behavior as well as his learning style (he's a very visual learner, I know, and he doesn't do well with lengthy verbal instructions)." Research has identified classroom characteristics that promote success for children with Aspergers and High-Functioning Autism (HFA: individualized instruction, interesting curriculum, positive reinforcement, predictability, short working periods, small teacher-to-student ratio, and plenty of structure. Research has also identified optimal teacher characteristics: consistency, firmness, frequent monitoring of the child’s work, humor, knowledge of behavior management strategies for students on the spectrum, patience, personal warmth, and positive academic expectations. Based on this research, here are 70 quick and simple – yet highly effective – tips and tricks to use in teaching your students who are

In this post, we will look at how to create an effective behavioral intervention plan for students with Aspergers and High-Functioning Autism… Once the IEP team (including the parents) has conducted a functional assessment, the information obtained from that assessment should be used to develop a behavioral intervention plan. The purpose of this intervention plan is to spell out what behaviors are being targeted for change – and how change will be handled. Certain items in the behavioral intervention plan are required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, while others are simply good information to have included: description of how the child’s behavior will be handled should it reach a crisis stage (called a “crisis plan”) definition and description of the behavior being targeted description of how the success of the interventions will be measured description of previously tried interventions and how well they did - or didn’t - work in changing behavi