Students with ASD exhibit strengths such as abstract reasoning, attention to detail, auditory and verbal memory, organization, creativity, critical thinking, and reading comprehension.
-Use visual supports
-Provide specific, positive praise about what they do well e.g. “great raising your hand”, “I like how you finished all of your math questions”
-Use meaningful reinforcement Positive Consequences
-Provide opportunities for choice in activities
-Break down instructions and tasks into small steps, when possible use visuals to support verbal instructions
-Provide extra time for processing
-Plan for transition supports
-Develop a structured routine that includes preferred activities/interests. Be sure to include fun activity time.
-Implement a visual schedule that meets the needs of your student eg. picture schedule, pictures & text, etc.
-Consider individual sensory needs
-Plan to address social skill needs
- Reading Anime graphic novels, plaing the guitar and drawing Anime.
Instructional Strategies
Assessment Accommodations
-Allow for frequent breaks
-Use of a computer or word processor or assistive
devices and technology
-Choice regardeing group work - opportunities for individual
assessment
Environmental Accommodations
-Alternative work space
-Strategic seating
-When silently dysregulated, please give 10-15 minutes
of space (without interaction). They will try to say the
word 'Space' to convey that this is needed
-Noise cancelling headphones (during non-instructional
times) - auditory stimulation affects processing speed
Instructional Accommodations
-Small group work multi-communication is difficult to
process
Advanced warning in changes of routine
-Chunking Information/Tasks
-Gesture cues
-High structure
-More frequent breaks
-Non-verbal signals
-Pre-teaching
Interests
- Astronomy, reading, learning about musicals, writing and automotive technology.