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These five best practices can be applied with all your students

Make your classroom an inclusive one with peer awareness and understanding. The four elements of a successful peer awareness lesson. Plus a series of age-specific considerations – organized by grade level – to ensure students receive the right messages in the right way. 

Everything you do to teach social skills to autistic students improves their mental wellbeing and quality of life – inside and outside the classroom. How to teach these skills most effectively in five basic steps. Plus six development strategies that any educator can employ.  

The difference between hypersensitivities and hyposensitivities. How to recognize each and strategies for supporting students with both kinds of sensory sensitivities. 

Studies have shown that when educators incorporate autistic students’ personal interests and preferences into classroom materials, they can improve task engagement and student focus.

Discover how to empower neurodivergent students by gradually fading support in the classroom. This four-step process not only fosters independence but also enhances their overall learning experience in an inclusive environment.

The five components of an effective autism awareness plan. Who’s presenting, who’s in the audience and more. Plus examples of information types and activity/content outlines. 

Five best practices designed for autistic students aged 13 to 21. Plus step-by-step instructions on how to implement each of them and examples for educator planning. 

Dr. Stuart Shanker at York University has developed a helpful framework that identifies autistic student stressors and response strategies for educators. Plus a four-step implementation plan.