Making Inclusion Work for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders An Evidence-Based Guide

An indispensable resource for K-12 educators and autism specialists, this highly practical book shows how to include students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in general education settings. Tristram Smith and his associates present a research-based, step-by-step process for assessing students at a range of skill levels, planning and implementing successful inclusion programs, and working as a team with other professionals and with parents. The book is packed with specific strategies for helping students with ASD follow the daily routine, learn from the general education curriculum, interact with peers, and overcome problem behavior. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, it features dozens of reproducible worksheets and forms.

_x000D__x000D_I. General Considerations_x000D_1. Autism Spectrum Disorders_x000D_2. Evidence-Based Interventions and Supported Inclusion of Students with ASD_x000D_II. Preparation_x000D_3. Evaluating the Student, Caroline I. Magyar, Vincent Pandolfi, and Robin Bender_x000D_4. Planning Data Collection and Monitoring Progress, Daniel W. Mruzek_x000D_5. Team Building and Training, Christine Peterson_x000D_6. Preparing the Student: Transition from Special Education to Inclusive Settings, Dennis Mozingo and Mae Barker_x000D_III. Implementation_x000D_7. Adapting the Daily Routine_x000D_8. Individualizing the General Education Curriculum_x000D_9. Individual Instruction, Part 1: Teaching Approaches, Daniel W. Mruzek, Laura Silverman, and Betsy Varghese_x000D_10. Individual Instruction, Part 2: Examples and Teaching Programs_x000D_11. Peer Interaction, Tasha C. Geiger_x000D_12. Problem Behavior, Deborah A. Napolitano and David B. McAdam_x000D_13. Sustaining Inclusion: Systems Change, Christine M. Burns and Linda L. Matons_x000D_

Tristram Smith, PhD, until his death in 2018, was HaggertyFriedman Professor in Developmental/Behavioral Pediatric Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). He joined the faculty of URMC in 2000. Dr. Smith's pioneering research on behavioral interventions changed the landscape of care for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). He authored or coauthored several of the most widely cited studies on treatment outcomes for children with ASD.