The End of the Month but Not the End of Autism Awareness and Acceptance
Autism Awareness Month 2012 is over, but I want to remind everyone out there that just because the month of April is over doesn’t mean the efforts to continue spreading awareness should stop. This past month many out there were …
Evan…A Communication Success Story
Evan is a 5th grader who loves to play with his twin brother, swing, and watch videos about rollercoasters. At school, Evan spends the majority of his day in a general education classroom and also receives autism support services throughout …
What is Autism?
For us to help people become more aware of autism, it is important to clearly define what autism is so people can understand how significantly it impacts those with the diagnosis and those around them. The diagnostic criteria for autism …
Autism Awareness Month is Here
April is Autism Awareness Month, and at the Autism Community the month we are going to be featuring articles focused on the treatment of the core characteristics of Autism: Delays in Communication, Delays in Social Skills and Excesses in Restrictive …
Credit For Commenting!
The Autism-Community recently re-launched with a new layout and new features. During the month of April we’re giving you “Credit for Commenting”. Come and engage with the newly re-launched Autism-Community.com for a chance to win a $50 credit to Mayer-Johnson.com. …
Using Teaching Tools to Support Participation in the Classroom
Article by Stephanie Ekis, M.S., CCC-SLP Teaching Tools are pre-programmed pages available on DynaVox Series 5 devices. They contain a variety of learning and communication activities that can support participation in the classroom. You might find these pages to be …
Special Needs Anti-Bullying Toolkit
Bullying in schools is a really hot topic right now. This organization has developed anti-bullying toolkits for parents, teachers and students. Please check out all the resources! This toolkit is a set of resources for people to confront bullying of …
The FRIEND Program
This training offers an overview of the FRIEND Program, an inclusive social skills program for preschool-12th grade students which provides increased awareness of autism spectrum disorders, and how to create learning opportunities for individuals with ASDs to engage appropriately with …
ASD & the DSM-V Positive and Negative Impact for Consumers
Guest Presenters: Raymond G. Romanczyk, PhD, BCBA-D SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Health Sciences Center, Syracuse Laura B. Turner, MS Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychology State University of New York at Binghamton Significant changes will be …
Ten Faulty Notions About Teaching and Learning
Dr. William Heward, professor of Special Education at Ohio State University, published an article in the Journal of Special Education “Ten Faulty Notions About Teaching and Learning That Hinder the Effectiveness of Special Education.” This is an excellent article for …
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