A strategy-filled guidebook for including students with autism in both primary and secondary school classrooms. The author combines relevant research with lessons learned from her teaching experience to give readers specific creative ideas.

A strategy-filled guidebook for including students with autism in both primary and secondary school classrooms. Containing first-person accounts that give readers insight into the experience of having autism, this book shows educators how to adapt their own classrooms to support student participation in classwork, school routines and activities. The author combines relevant research with lessons learned from her teaching experience to give readers specific creative ideas.

Contents: 1. Defining Autism. 2. Understanding Inclusive Schooling. 3. The Role of the Teacher: Attitudes, Values, and Actions that Support Inclusive Schooling. 4. Connecting with Families. 5. The Classroom Environment. 6. Friendship, Social Relationships, and Belonging. 7. Communication. 8. Beyond Sight Words: Seeing Students with Autism as Literate. 9. Rethinking Behavior: Positive Ways To Teach and Support. 10. Inclusive Pedagogy: Planning Lessons in the Diverse Classroom. 11. Teaching Strategies. 12. Collaboration and Cooperation in the Inclusive School