Autistic Spectrum Disorders

(Paperback)

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Autism (or Autistic Spectrum Disorder) is a condition which affects a child's ability to socialise and to develop speech and language. It is a particularly challenging SEN facing teachers today. This informative guide equips teachers with a wide variety of strategies for teaching and managing pupils who are diagnosed with Autism. Well-written and engaging, this book will prove invaluable reading for teachers everywhere.

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"The author ... clearly describes the language difficulties that pupils with ASD may experience and suggests different ways of providing visual supports, from objects of reference to the written word. The need for structure is emphasised and the author constantly refers the reader back to the 'triad of impairments' to underpin her message.'" British Journal of Special Education -- Maria Barber
"...some very sound suggestions for responses to common problems and ideas for further approaches, such as social stories." British Journal of Special Education -- Maria Barber
"...offers a good overview of a complex disability alongside very practical suggestions for meeting the needs of pupils with ASD." British Journal of Special Education -- Maria Barber
'This informative guide equips teachers with a wide variety of strategies for teaching and managing pupils who are diagnosed with a form of autism...Covering everything from diagnosis to classroom organisation and differentiation , the author writes accesibly and engagingly' * Education Today *

Author Bio

Sarah Worth is an SLT working with a multi-disciplinary county-wide autism team developing services and supporting children with autism/Asperger's syndrome in mainstream schools.