Monday, March 31, 2014

"Waiting While Riding in the Car" Story

A story about situations, such as traffic jams, that might cause you to have to wait to move while driving. http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/SocialSkillStory_PatientinCar.ppt

Friday, March 28, 2014

Autism Case Training: A Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Curriculum

The "Autism Case Training (ACT): A Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Curriculum" is designed to educate future healthcare providers on fundamental components of identifying, diagnosing, and managing autism spectrum disorders through real life scenarios.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/act/class.html

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Fun Classroom Timers and Countdowns

A series of online timers for use in the classrooms. Themes include:
  • Bomb Countdown
  • Dynamite Timer
  • Rocket Timer
  • Snail Racing Timer
  • And More
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Peer Play Program Guide

Want help getting kids to talk to each other and play together? This peer training guide is designed to facilitate interaction among students is based on research by Karen Pierce and Laura Schreibman.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Camp, Social & Recreation Tool Kit

Includes information on camping options, how to prepare your child for camp, what to ask potential camps, and more. From the Milestones Autism Organization. http://milestones.org/personal-planning/camp-social-recreation-tool-kit/

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

"The Three Little Pigs" Activities - Vocab, Animal Sounds, The Color Pink, and More!


A set of activities including:
  • Vocabulary Flash Cards
  • Animal Sounds Flash Cards
  • Things That Are Pink Activity
  • Three Little Pigs Verbs
  • Story Video
  • Writing Activities
http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/unit_3littlepigs.html

Monday, March 3, 2014

Stars of the Group: Small Group Role Cards

From Teachers Pay Teachers:

Many of us work with students who struggle with group collaborative assignments because of their difficulty with social situations. One strategy that I have used to help students participate successfully in small groups is to assign roles explicitly to the participants in the group. These cards provide a fun way of doing it. You can mix them up and have the students draw a card or you can assign the roles depending on what works best for your class. Cut them out and laminate them or leave them as paper and put them folded in a container for students to draw. I’ve left 2 blank cards so you can add roles that you need for your class that I haven’t thought of. Great for students with autism, Asperger's syndrome, or other special needs.

Here's a blog post on Autism Classroom News for ideas on using the cards.

Here's the link to the cards: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Stars-of-the-Group-Small-Group-Role-Cards-Freebie-Autism-624332