UNDERSTANDING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER FOR EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: Practical Strategies for Instruction & Behavior Management

INSTRUCTOR(S): Susan Stokes, Autism Consultant, CESA #6
GRADE LEVEL: PK-12
CREDIT: 1
(Thursday and Friday only. Registration Cost = $150)
 

This workshop-based course will provide participants with the necessary foundation or knowledge base for being able to effectively program for learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  Participants will develop a thorough understanding of the unique processing and learning styles of people with ASD.  This training will present the basis for identifying instructional areas of need for students with ASD (e.g., IEP development; Family/County Support service plan development), as well as behavioral challenges in relation to the features and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder.  Participants will learn how to reframe their thinking in addressing challenging behaviors often exhibited by a person with ASD by understanding the behavior as a feature or characteristic of the person's neurobiological disability.  This skill development will provide participants with the foundation for developing effective behavior modification programming for learners with autism spectrum disorder.

Numerous "proven to work" instructional strategies will be demonstrated, to address the unique learning needs of students with ASD.  Many "ready-to-make" visual support strategies designed to teach skills and increase independent functioning for immediate use with students with ASD will be shared throughout this training .  Strategies to engineer the physical environment to provide the visual structure needed y learners with ASD to increase their comprehension and understanding will be demonstrated.