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    • Attention Please!

    Saturday, September 20th, 2008

    Seriously, attention, please.  Attention is an often overlooked skill on IEPs for children with autism. But, attention is a precursor to ALL other learning, and usually needs to be specifically targeted for development for ASD students.
    How many IEPs specify things like “Johnny will count aloud to 100”, “match number to quantity to 20”, [...]

    Funny Moments

    Monday, September 8th, 2008

    I remember working with a 2nd grader who has ASD and trying to explain to him different “social rules.”  He looked so bored and I was really trying my best to keep him interested.  All of a sudden, he turns, looks me straight in the eyes (one of those rules I was drilling) and says to [...]