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Scheibel, Gretchen; Ma, Zijie; Travers, Jason C. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder are likely to demonstrate social impairments that contribute to challenging behaviors and academic difficulties. As a result, the task of improving social communication skills is a critical component to any educational program for this population. Scripting provides an evidence-based and versatile option for…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Communication
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Howard, Maureen; Reed, Alexandra S.; Francis, Grace L. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA; 2004) requires that special education teachers include transition in student individualized education plans (IEPs) in preparation for adulthood. The law also requires that, at a minimum, educators invite students with disabilities to attend their IEP meetings starting no later than…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Special Education, Transitional Programs
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Wolfe, Pamela S.; Condo, Bethany; Hardaway, Emily – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has emerged as one of the most effective empirically based strategies for instructing individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Four ABA-based strategies that have been found effective are video modeling, visual strategies, social script fading, and task analysis. Individuals with ASD often struggle with…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Autism, Task Analysis, Sexuality