Education & Employment
This section contains practical and researched information regarding interventions, professional development and employment opportunities. It aims to provide information to any parent or professional who is involved in teaching students with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). ASDIN makes available a balance of information consistent with our mission statement.
Education
- Autism Interventions
- Resources for Teaching
- Auditory Programmes
- Social Stories
- Hyperlexia & Language Disorders
- Computer Programmes/Websites
- Autism and Visual Impairment and Deafness
- New Zealand Schools
- Professional Development/Training
- Rights of Children to Access School
Employment
Parts of this
section are under development. ASDIN would be particularly interested
in your contributions for the following areas: NZ schools that offer
a focus on programmes, classrooms or specific programmes for students
with ASD, Early Intervention, and post graduate training opportunities
Please email us: asdin@powerlink.co.nz
Education
Autism Interventions
The
Autism Society of America Homepage
Current interventions in Autism- a brief analysis of Lovaas, TEACCH,
PECS,Greenspan, Inclusion, Social Stories.
Learning
Styles and Autism
An article about learning
styles and autism written by Stephen Edelson
Instructional
Accommodations and modifications for students with specific learning disabilities
An article published by the North Carolina Distance Education Partnership
in Special Education, discussing instructional accommodations based on
learners' unique strengths and weaknesses.
A web page listing tools for early identification and intervention 0-5 years by Dr. Stanley Greenspan.
The
National Academy Press:Educating Children with Autism
This
is a book review of: Educating Children with Autism by Catherine
Lord and James McGee, published by the
Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with autism, National
Research Council. (300 pages)
Strategies
for Improving the Social Integration of Children with Asperger's Syndrome.
The abstract and up to 50% of the full test article is available here.
It was originally published by SAGE
and The National Autistic Society.
Resources for Teaching
(The following are good "Visual" web sites with lots of activities,pictures and downloadable material)
Autism Visual Supports: If you type in these key words to search engine such as Google you will find useful sites that include how to use visual supports, teaching children with autism; resources and links to sites with a practical focus.
Enable New Zealand:
A new environmental support services funding website, The "Disability funding info" website provides comprehensive information on Ministry of Health funding for equipment, housing modifications and vehicles. The site includes sections on eligibility, how to apply, what is and is not funded and how the funding process works. The site is mainly aimed at people with disability related needs and their families, but will also be of interest to Specialised Assessors, Needs Assessors and Service Co-ordinators, Health Professionals and Disability Support Services.
Links
to 12 amazing sites for teachers
Includes Mayer-Johnson, recipes, worksheets, crafts, activities, activity
schedules, music…
Teaching students with autism: A guide for educators
Saskatchewan Education: Special Education Unit. A downloadable PDF file manual (requiring Adobe Reader vs.6 on ASDIN front page) although intended as an introduction for educators, it may be of
interest to parents and others who live or work with individuals with ASD.
Visual
support symbols
Visual support symbols; visual support sequences
Auditory Programmes
Earobics
A tutorial programme
containing 6 games designed to teach a variety of auditory and phonological
skills to children 4-7 years.
Fast
For Word
Seven games designed to train the brain to process sounds more effeiciently
and rapidly. Teaches perception and identification and discrimination
of phonemes, auditory memory skills and word and sentence structure processing.
Social Stories
Social
Stories
Written by Meredyth Goldberg Edelson: An overview of cognitive and
learning style affecting the social interaction of people with ASD including
description of social stories, construction and ideas for implementation.
23
Samples of Social Stories
23 Samples of social stories with 4 links to further stories, including
contributions from Carol Gray.
TheGrayCenter
This website is dedicated to individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
and those who work alongside them to improve mutual understanding.It
provides a range of articles and tips on how to develop social stories.
Hyperlexia and Language Disorders
Hyperlexia and language learning disorder, visual spatial motor disorder, autism, Asperger's syndrome
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/9402/hyperlexia_links.htm
This will point you
to links for information regarding language skills, social skills, study
skills and education issues
American
Hyperlexia Association
This is the American Hyperlexia Association web site and provides clear
information about hyperlexia.
Hyperlexia:
Yahoo.com
Links to the American Hyperlexia Association; Hyperlexia and language
disorders (articles and links); Hyperlexia Parent's Page
Peaceful
Coexistence:Autism, Asperger's, Hyperlexia
This will
point you to an article within the AHA site about hyperlexia by Lynn Richman,professor
and directory of the division of pediatric psychology at the University
of Iowa College of Medicine.
Hyperlexia:
How can the teacher help your child?
An article
by Reva Schafer the primary focus of which is the CHILD and the CHILD'S
NEEDS and open and honest communication between home and school.
Specific
Special Needs
This site includes ASD and useful links to other sites that have a focus
on education.
Semantic-Pragmatic
Disorder Web Page
Articles,intervention, behaviour, CAPD links, parents' site, references,
gifted, research, links, assessment, activities, tips for teaching, strategies,
social stories, speech bubbles programme, language pragmatics, instructional
accommodations and modifications, handwriting, links to useful sites (articles,
learning strategies)
Stuck
for Words?
Word retrieval problem? This site provides information about students
with word retrieval problems. The site includes references, materials
and Internet resources and links. Assessment. Activities. Games
Computer Programmes/Websites
Silver, M. & Oakes, P. (2001). Evaluation of a new computer intervention to teach people with autism or Asperger syndrome to recognise and predict emotions in others. SAGE Publications and the National Autistic Society. Vol. 5(3) 299-316; 018589 1362-3613 (200109)5:3
Te
Kete Ipurangi
These are the Special Education Community pages of the TKI site, developed
by the NZ Ministry of Education
Artwork
For Programme
Matching, storybooks, colouring, counting and more….
Bob
the Builder
A
favourite character of young people with ASD. Listen
to Bob's song, help tidy his toolbox, give a hand with his deliveries,
design a house, do some jigsaws.
Avoiding
Unfortunate Situations (Dennis Debbaudt)
Information for People with ASD and their encounters with police; Information
for individuals with ASD and The police.
This
site is for people who reside in America, however the site has useful
information that can be adapted.
Autism and Visual Impairment and Deafness
Use the Google search engine and type in : autism visually impaired
Autism and the visually Impaired Child
Use the Google search engine and type in : autism deafness
Autism
and Deafness
An autism Network for Hearing and visually Impaired persons
Schools in New
Zealand for the Visually Impaired and Deaf
Please
contact the Editor if you wish your school to be linked to this site:asdin@powerlink.co.nz
New Zealand Schools
There are a number of schools in New Zealand that offer specialist programmes for students with ASD within the mainstream, locational mainstream, satellite and special school learning environments. Learning environments include preschool, daycare, primary, intermediate and secondary schools as well as some support for adult students within the tertiary sector. Furthermore a significant number of families have chosen to educate their children at home.
Special Schools
Auckland based school for children and adolescents with ASD
If your school or programme wishes to have your website linked to the ASDIN website please contact the Editor with the relevant details: asdin@powerlink.co.nz
Inclusion
We would like to develop
this section over time. We are particularly interested in hearing from
schools developing inclusive programmes and we would be happy to receive
NZ articles on inclusion.
Professional Development/Training in New Zealand
Massey
University Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Autism)
MasseyUniversity was
successful in signing a 2 year contract in 2000, worth $316,000 to provide
a Diploma Post Graduate Diploma (Arts). Working with people with autism.
The Diploma was available part time for 20 students over two years with
30% of the course clinically focussed. The first graduates should be graduating
in 2002.
Eductional
Psychology Training Programme (Massey University)
This programme includes options for professional development in ASD research
and practice. Postgraduate students may elect to focus on autism as an
aspect of their professional training in educational psychology and special
education.
Canterbury
College of Education, Special Education Centre
An Advanced Certificate
in Autism and Severe Communication Disorders (AdvCertASCD)
is being offered through the Christchurch College of Education Special
Education Centre. The courses are available on-campus or by distance learning
and begin the first semester in 2002. The qualification is made up of
four courses: Professional skills and Issues; Behaviour Assessment and
Programming; Autism and Severe communication disorders and communication
Assessment and Programming.
Contact details:
Gaye Tyler-Merrick (03) 348-2059 Ext. 8380 or email gaye.tyler-merrick@cce.ac.nz.
For complete details go to the Christchurch
College of Education website.
Training Overseas
This part of our website is still being developed. Various sites advertise
training opportunities for ASD qualifications through distance learning.
If you are familiar with any of these opportunities
please contact the Editor with the relevant details:asdin@powerlink.co.nz
Employment
Articles and Sites of Interest
Nesbitt,
S. (2000). Why and why not? Factors influencing employment for individuals
with Asperger syndrome. Sage Publications. Vol.4 (4) 357-369
This is a
UK study focussing on the comparison of employment factors influencing
organizations employing people with Asperger Syndrome. Article can be
ordered from IHC librarian: www.ihc.org.nz
Choosing
the Right Job for People with Autism or Asberger's Syndrome
An article written by Temple Grandin focussing on the strengths of people
with ASD and how these skills relate to specific jobs in the current workforce.
Equal
Employment OpportunitiesTrust
Helps employers adapt to and embrace the diversity of the workforce using
EEO principles and best practice.
We will also be developing the following areas in the future:
- Transition Support/Vocational Training in New Zealand
- Experiences/Stories from people with ASD in New Zealand
- Bullying
- Carol Grey, Social Stories
We welcome any contributions you may be able to make in these areas.