This engaging and informative book gives you the knowledge you need to understand students with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and strategies you can use to help them succeed in school.

Drawing on her 20 years of experience in the field, Barbara Baroson guides you through creating a classroom that is responsive to the needs of your students with ASDs- while keeping the rest of your students, and yourself, going strong. She describes the many challenges these students face, and offers preventive strategies to head off difficult behaviour before it becomes disruptive. Learn about:
- breaking through to hard-to-reach kids
- reducing students' anxiety
- understanding behaviour as communication
building a classroom community
differentiating instruction to support all kinds of learners

The end goal is a classroom in which all students feel value and respected, in which all students can learn and grow. Since 1 out of every 110 children today has an autism spectrum, this is a must-have resource for every teacher's bookshelf!