Autism Preparation Kit

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1 Autism Preparation Kit for teachers Bec Oakley

2 Graphics Scrappin Doodles and Microsoft Clipart

3 Getting Ready Setting up the classroom Visual supports Transitioning the student Preparing other staff members

4 Setting Up The Classroom Open spaces Work areas Visual labels

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6 Safe Quiet Calm

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8 Get out my: Pencil case Water bottle Homework folder

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10 Visual Supports

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13 First Then First Then

14 Puzzle Circle time Computer Lunch

15 Circle Time Computer

16 TO DO Circle Time FINISHED Unpack Puzzle Computer TO DO FINISHED

17 Finished

18 Puzzle Circle Time Comp Quiet

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20 Free Time My Choice

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22 Transitioning The Student Click on Resources on the menu bar to see a classroom tour invitation you can send to your new student

23 Preparing Other Staff Members Click on Resources on the menu bar for a checklist, autism information sheet, sample needs summary and action plan

24 What To Expect Adjusting Recognising people Sensory challenges Stimming Meltdowns Coping with change Hard parts of the day Uneven skill levels Eye contact Friendships Emotions Group work Rules Following instructions Expressing themselves Thinking literally Paying attention Play skills Transitions Handwriting Monitoring volume

25 Adjusting Go slowly No tests Take breaks

26 Recognising People Click here to learn more about face blindness

27 Sensory Challenges

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30 Stimming

31 Meltdowns

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33 Coping With Change

34 Hardest Parts Of The Day

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36 Uneven Skill Levels Eye Contact

37 Friendships

38 Emotions Happy Funny Nervous Sad Surprised

39 Group Work

40 Rules

41 Following Instructions

42 Expressing Themselves I want...

43 Thinking Literally

44 Paying Attention

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46 Play Skills

47 Transitions

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49 Handwriting

50 Controlling Their Volume Getting louder Just right Too loud! Lily s Volume Meter Class Volume Meter

51 The First Days Settling in First week activities Telling the class about autism Getting to know the student Getting to know the classroom Getting to know the parents

52 Settling In

53 First Week Activities

54 Talking To The Class About Autism

55 Getting To Know The Student

56 Getting To Know The Classroom

57 Getting To Know The Parents Click on Resources on the menu bar for a list of parent interview questions

58 What Next Keeping in contact with parents Monitoring progress Relief teachers

59 Keeping In Contact With Parents here

60 Monitoring Progress

61 Relief Teachers Click on Resources on the menu bar for a sample cheat sheet

62 Resources Classroom Set Up Checklist Invitation To Tour The Classroom Preparing Other Staff Checklist Sample Needs Summary and Action Plan Autism Information Sheet Getting To Know You Sheet For Parents Sample Relief Teacher Cheat Sheet

63 GETTING READY WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST DAYS WHAT NEXT

64 GETTING READY WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST DAYS WHAT NEXT Hello! We re excited that you ll be joining our class soon! We d like to invite you to come and see the classroom before your first day. You could bring something from home to show us, if you want to. We re looking forward to meeting you!

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67 Autism Information Sheet for Schools WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST DAYS WHAT NEXT What is autism? Autism describes a way of thinking and behaving. It s not a disease or illness, it s a syndrome - a group of behaviours that commonly occur together. In autism, these common behaviours fall into three groups: Communication difficulties Examples: Talking later than usual, having one-sided conversations, repeating chunks of things that have been overheard, taking things literally, using a monotone voice Trouble interacting with other people Examples: Not making eye contact, finding it hard to make friends, not wanting to share enjoyment with others, having trouble recognising emotions Limited interests and repetitive behaviours Examples: Needing things to be done the same way or in the same order, being obsessed with a topic or object, repeating the same body movements Why is autism called a spectrum? Not every autistic kid does these things in the same way, and this is where the idea of a spectrum comes from. The different combinations of behaviours with their varying impacts and outcomes blend together into a range, much like the colours of a rainbow, with no clear boundaries to show where one group stops and the next one begins. At one end of the autism spectrum you might have kids who can t talk at all and are severely intellectually delayed, while at the other end sit those kids with autistic behaviours who are clever and able to function quite well in their day-to-day life. There are many different colours of autism between these two extremes. Some of these groupings of autistic behaviour have been singled out to have their own sub-category of diagnosis: Autism, Aspergers and PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified). How common is autism? The CDC estimates that as many as 1 in every 88 kids in the US is autistic.

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