At School

Supports:

• A child with autism is guaranteed certain levels of assistance within schools.
• Services are tailored to the child’s individual needs
• They are often put in settings with other developmentally-delayed kids, whether this is is in small groups or classes.
• They often receive more individual attention or specialized instruction.
• sometimes, children with autism have personal assistants that go to their classes with them.
• Depending on functionality, students are able to spend part of the day in regular classrooms.
• The goal is the least restrictive environment, which ensures that students are not isolated, but incorporated into the regular classroom and activities as often as possible. 

IEP’S: 

• Once a student is evaluated and assessed, an IEP can be created.
• IEP’s outline the educational goals for the individual student and the differentiated instruction that the teacher will equip the student with.
• Parents are able to be involved in the creation of the IEP. 

How to find a school:

• Find one that promises support and understands rights of both the student and the parents.
• Brown, C. (2012, Oct 17). Autism schools offering aba and other educational programs. Retrieved from http://www.child-autism-parent-cafe.com/autism-schools.html 

Homework strategies:

1. Stick to a schedule - do homework at the same time everyday.
2. Emphasize the importance of homework.
3. Use a reward system. this will encourage the student participate in homwork time. 
4. Give student choices within the homework assignments, or where they do their homework, what materials they use.

Sources:

Autism Society. (2012, Oct). Educating students on the autism spectrum: Approaches to education. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Approach_Ed/

Autism Spectrum Therapies. (2012, Oct). Homework strategies for children with autism. Retrieved from http://www.child-autism-parent-cafe.com/autism-schools.html

Brown, C. (2012, Oct 17). Autism schools offering aba and other educational programs. Retrieved from http://www.child-autism-parent-cafe.com/autism-schools.html

Smith, M., Segal, J., & Hutman, T. (2012, Oct). Helping children with autism autism treatment strategies and parenting tips. Retrieved from http://www.helpguide.org/mental/autism_help.htm

U.S. Department of Education. (2012, Oct). Building the legacy: Idea 2004. Retrieved from http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,statute,I,B,612,a,5
 What is the least restrictive environment?. Retrieved from http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/publicschoolprograms/a/leastrestrictiv.htm

What is the least restrictive environment?. Retrieved from http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/publicschoolprograms/a/leastrestrictiv.htm