http://www.familyanatomy.com/2009/10/22/autism-part-4-what-about-treatment/ Parenting & relationship info from a trusted source Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.familyanatomy.com/2009/10/22/autism-part-4-what-about-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Autism, Part 5: Autistic kids at school | Family Anatomy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:08:17 +0000 http://www.familyanatomy.com/?p=3860#comment-255 [...] Although teachers have an increasing number of students with special learning learning needs in their classes, they don’t necessarily have training in effective strategies to address the needs of autistic students. This situation is changing in some school boards, with funding being provided for professional development opportunities. Here’s the problem, though – there aren’t many studies demonstrating the effectiveness of particular interventions in a classroom setting. In an article published in the Journal of School Psychology in 2005, Williams, Johnson, and Sukhodolsky summarized some strategies that could be helpful for the teachers of autistic kids; their suggestions resemble the Ziggurat Model that I wrote about yesterday. [...] [...] Although teachers have an increasing number of students with special learning learning needs in their classes, they don’t necessarily have training in effective strategies to address the needs of autistic students. This situation is changing in some school boards, with funding being provided for professional development opportunities. Here’s the problem, though – there aren’t many studies demonstrating the effectiveness of particular interventions in a classroom setting. In an article published in the Journal of School Psychology in 2005, Williams, Johnson, and Sukhodolsky summarized some strategies that could be helpful for the teachers of autistic kids; their suggestions resemble the Ziggurat Model that I wrote about yesterday. [...]

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