“As a professor of teacher education, I appreciate having this textbook to support my pre-service teachers as they learn how to meet the needs of diverse learners in the classroom. The practical instructional strategies identified, along with the meaningful Teacher Talks that provide concrete steps for educators, all backed by evidence-based practices, allow me to confidently provide this resource to rising educators.”

—Jennifer T. Christman, Ed.D. Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Dayton

PREFACE   1

INTRODUCTION  5

Common Characteristics of Students With ASD   5

Common Educational Approaches Used With Students With ASD  7

Sensory Processing Disorders and ASD  8

Overview of the Book   13

CHAPTER 1

Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing Disorder  15

Our Senses  15

The Sensory Integration Process   17

Sensory Dysfunction   29

Sensory Dysfunction in Students With ASD   38

CHAPTER 2

Sensory Integration Planning for Adolescents  41

Sensory Assessment  41

General Intervention Considerations   48

CHAPTER 3

A Sensory Buffet: Choosing the Right Interventions   53

Sensory Buffet   54

Sensory Systems   57

Putting It All Together: The “How To”  86

CHAPTER 4

Self-Regulation  89

Self-Regulation and Students With ASD  90

Anxiety and Meltdowns   95

Ways to Teach Self-Regulation  98

CHAPTER 5

A Sensory Buffet as Part of Educational Programming  107

The Ziggurat Model   107

Case Study: Asid  110

Comprehensive Autism Planning System (CAPS)  112

Home-School Communication  114

Case Study: Miguel  118

CHAPTER 6

Sample Sensory Buffet Schedules for School  123

REFERENCES  127

APPENDIX  133

Teen Sensory Tools Survey  134

Adult/Adolescent Checklist (Age Twelve and Up)  135

Steps in Determining Intervention Strategies for ROA

(Registration Orientation Arousal) Difficulties  138

The Sensory Scan Worksheet  139

Ziggurat Worksheet  141

Comprehensive Autism Planning System Worksheet  142

The ECLIPSE Model Self-Regulation Activity  143

Sensory Buffet School Communication Form  144

Sensory Buffet Home Communication Form  145

Website Resources  146