Evidence Based Practices to support instruction for individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Antecedent Based Interventions
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Schedules
Predicting what is coming next can be difficult when any of us are in novel situations. For an individual with autism who has difficulty with generalization, sequencing and inferencing skills, schedules and visual supports are the cheat sheet for reading the room and understanding what will happen next.
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Using furniture to provide information
Individuals with autism have difficulty inferring the expectations of a setting without the addition of visuals that provide information about the expectations or furniture that denotes barriers.
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Visual engineering
Setting up predictable routines that are visually engineered to answer the questions: What do I need to do? How much do I need to do? When am I done? What do I do next? provides the information needed to accommodate the executive function deficits that are often barriers to work initiation and completion.
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Social Understanding Interventions
Social stories explain what behavior(s) is expected in a situation and how to respond in a socially expected way. Social stories help individuals understand the perspective of others along with how one individuals behavior may affect the perspective of another person.
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Token Economy
Individuals with autism are often not socially reinforced due to a deficit in perspective taking. Pairing delivery of a token with social praise while teaching the value of engaging with people will reinforce demonstration of expected behavior.
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Instructional Accommodations
Individuals with autism may need accommodations and/or modifications to the general education curriculum to better understand the concepts being targeted for instruction in the classroom.
The Importance of Using Visuals
Evidence Based Practices
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Evidence Based Practices in the Classroom
Token Economies in the Classroom
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