Product Description
by S. B. Linton (Author)
This book provides starting points for creating meaningful activities for pre-school and elementary-aged students with autism and related special needs. It also provides 10 printable worksheets for each theme.
The themes addressed in the book are:- Colors
- Numbers & Shapes
- Fall (Sub-theme: All About Me)
- Winter (Sub-theme: Winter Holidays)
- Spring, Summer (Sub-theme: Camping & Going to the Zoo)
- Transportation and Mobile Apps
Each chapter has a list of activities that address some of the skills that are sometimes the most challenging for some individuals with autism. Each theme's unit provides activity ideas specific to the following areas:
- Joint Attention
- Imitation Skills
- Communication
- Self-Help Skills
- Independent Skills
- Pre-Vocational Skills
- Social Skills
- Play Skills
- Sensory Involvement
- Basic Concept Mastery
- Vocabulary/Literacy
- Fine Motor, and Gross Motor
Author Biography
S. B. Linton has worked with children with autism for over 10 years. She has a Master's Degree in Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities and a Graduate Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders from The Johns Hopkins University. Linton is the also the author of the books How to Set Up a Classroom for Students with Autism, How to Set Up a Work Area at Home for a Child with Autism, Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans e-book and the developer of the mobile apps, Autism Classroom, Classroom Set Up, Autism at Home, Teens with Autism & Developmental Delays, and Behavior Support for Autism & Special Education. She runs the AutismClassroom.com website which provides resources, information and mobile apps about autism. She currently works as an Autism Instructional Specialist and consults with school teams in matters related to teaching students with autism.
