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Welcome Educators, Clinicians and Parents. Autism Classroom is a website designed to provide you with ideas, inspiration and resources for educating children with autism and related special needs. You work hard and want to teach your students well, but you might not know where to begin. If you have ever thought I can’t do this on my own, I don’t have the knowledge yet, getting all the materials together makes me physically and mentally tired…then this is the place for you.
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Step by Step Autism Classroom Design is open for enrollment. You can gain control of your classroom enviornment! It is online and self-paced. We are available to help you get through set up challenges once you enroll. We are all about running an autism classroom. If you are struggling, this course will move you toward feeling more confident in your classroom organization.
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Teaching social skills, play skills, language skills, imitation skills, and communication skills in your autism classroom is critial for your students. Building these areas helps to give your students skills they can use for life. Use the "social skills" or "strategies" menu option for details on these topics. Or, get the support you need to be more deliberate in teaching these skills to your students by clicking below.
Curriculum Supplements and Supports
We have a wide variety of supplemental supports for science, social studies, math and reading that make providing great instruction easier. We also have tasks for IEP bins, fine motor practice and sensory activities.
Parents, Grandparents, Families & Caregivers
If you are looking for a variety of supports for the home environment and for families, they will be here. Included are items to support you in the home environment. You will also find some autism homeschool or in-home instruction manuals and advice. There are articles and tips for home strategies, home skills, chores, designing spaces in the home and more.
Building social skills is a key component of both creating a great autism classroom and providing tools to help autistic students excel!
We've created a collection of resources with a special focus on social interaction, communication, language, play, and imitation to build and improve these essential social skills.
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