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Dr. Temple Grandin gets to the real issues of autism—the ones parents and teachers face every day. Autism and Education: The Way I See It is a concise handbook that illustrates what Dr. Grandin has found, from her experience, to work in the field of education.
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Temple offers helpful dos and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her insider perspective as well as a great deal of research. Most excitingly, she argues that raising and education for kids on the autism spectrum must focus on their long-overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions.
- The Importance of Early Educational Intervention
- Do Not Get Trapped by Labels
- Economical Quality Programs for Young Children with ASD
- Different Types of Thinking in Autism
- Higher Expectations Yield Results
- Teaching Turn Taking
- What School Is Best for My Child with ASD?
Part 2: Teaching & Education
- Finding a Child’s Area of Strength
- Teaching How to Generalize
- The Importance of Developing Talent
- Teaching People on the Autism Spectrum to Be More Flexible
- Teaching Concepts to Children with Autism
- Bottom-Up Thinking and Learning Rules
- Laying the Foundation for Reading Comprehension
- Motivating Students
- Getting Kids Turned On to Reading
- Too Much Video Gaming and Screen Time has a Bad Effect on Child Development
- Therapy Animals and Autism
- The Importance of Choices
- The Importance of Practical Problem-Solving Skills
- Learning to Do Assignments that Other People Appreciate
- Learning Never Stops