Inclusive Programming for Middle School Students with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
Product Description
Winner of the Autism Society of America's "Book of the Year" award for her Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism, Sheila Wagner now takes on the challenges of inclusion in middle school. This book illustrates methods and techniques to comfortably blend middle school students with autism and their classmates. Middle school presents unique challenges to those with autism / Asperger’s, but it can also be exciting and rewarding. Inclusive Programming addresses transitioning to and from middle school, and everything in between: hormones, cliques, bullying, aggression, and “fitting in.” The ingredients for success are pre-planning, frequent monitoring of progress, teacher training, and regular communication between all concerned. Add committed teachers, peer mentors/tutors, sensible allowances for individual students’ needs (extra test time, visual/oral format, concrete language, less or different homework, sensory issues, social skills training) as called for, and you have a recipe for success. You’ll find many helpful charts/resources in the Appendices. ISBN: 1885477848, By Sheila Wagner.
