Teaching Students with Autism ((3))

Catalog description

This course is offered as an elective for students in a master's program. This course presents unique characteristics and evidence based instructional strategies used with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Challenges that students with ASD face will be discussed including in the areas of, but not limited to, language and communication, social skills, behavior, and processing. An overview of instructional and behavioral strategies to meet the needs of students with ASD will be presented. Topics include physical organization of the instructional setting, structured teaching, visual schedules, and environmental modifications to address challenges of sensory issues. It also discusses interventions to improve social and communication skills in academic and nonacademic settings and technology for students with ASD.