The Educator′s Guide to Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Paperback

by Josefa Ben-Arieh (Editor), Helen J. Miller (Editor)

"An excellent, practitioner-friendly resource for identifying, applying, and evaluating maximally effective interventions and treatments for students with autism-related disorders."
--Richard L. Simpson, Professor of Special Education
University of Kansas

"I highly recommend this book. This is a valuable, comprehensive, and user-friendly resource with realistic case studies that show how collaboration occurs with related services."
--Gloria Wolpert, Autism Program Director
Manhattan College

Specific, proven strategies for successfully teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorders!

This guide brings the most recent advancements in evidence-based interventions to both novice and experienced educators who are looking for practical and meaningful strategies for teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

The authors provide step-by-step, field-tested guidelines that connect with Individualized Education Program goals, illustrate how to write a behavior intervention plan, and demonstrate methods for delivering effective interventions, including applied behavior analysis, functional behavior assessment, and positive behavioral supports. This concise handbook features sidebars highlighting major points, vignettes, and summaries, and includes many sample materials, tools, and reproducible forms. Teachers get the "nuts and bolts" on

• Identifying and including students with ASD in the general education classroom
• Organizing the classroom environment, creating space, and managing time
• Promoting independence, communication, and socially appropriate behaviors
• Selecting visual strategies, tools, and curriculum resources

This user-friendly resource presents educators with a solid framework for delivering first-rate services to foster confidence and success for every student with ASD.

Author Biography

Josefa Ben-Arieh earned her doctoral degree from the University of Kansas and worked as a post-doc at the Juniper Gardens Children′s Project. Currently she works as a consultant for schools helping teams create effective inclusive educational programs for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Ben-Arieh also presents on various topics in autism at professional conferences and workshops nationally and internationally. In addition, she has authored and coauthored peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and is the author of How To Use Joint Action Routines and co-author of the book Autism Spectrum Disorders: Interventions and Treatments for Children and Youth.

Helen Miller, M.A., CCC-SLP, is currently holding the position of the autism coordinator in her school district. In this capacity she encourages research based programming and provides training and consultation services to the teachers and paraeducators who work with students with autism. Helen′s training is in speech language pathology from Kansas State University and in autism and education leadership from the University of Kansas. For over 20 years she served many students with communication delays, including those with autism. She has presented on numerous autism related topics to university students, parents and educators and, as a Regional Autism Consultant for Kansas, Helen assists school teams across the state.