Autism Spectrum Disorder: Supporting Children and Youth
Welcome to this training program on supporting the development of young children with autism (ASD).
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Prompting and Fading
Prompting and fading are two important teaching techniques that can (and should) be used in everyday activities such as tidying up after play, learning self-help skills like brushing teeth, and appropriate social skills. These techniques can be used at home …
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Supporting Children and Youth – Module 4
Setting Goals and Teaching New Skills Introduction Children with a diagnosis of ASD have a profile of strengths and challenges. An understanding of the child’s current skills and the setting of educational goals are necessary first steps to be taken …
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Supporting Children and Youth – Module 6
Developing Functional Play and Adaptive Behaviour Introduction Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have challenges with functional play skills and adaptive behaviour (tasks associated with daily living). They benefit from environmental supports and direct instruction to develop their play skills …
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Prompting Tip Sheet
Prompting is a way of assisting a child to perform a specific response after a given instruction. The instructor/teacher provides a cue to elicit a specific behaviour from a child/student. There are 5 types of prompts. Verbal Prompt: Providing verbal …
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Prompting and Fading
A workshop on teaching prompts and how to fade them when your child is ready
Requesting a Sensory Break
Every day we receive a great deal of information from our senses. We use this information to organize our behaviour and successfully interact with the world. This process (known as sensory processing) usually occurs automatically but for some people it …
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Requesting a Food Item
As a parent, teacher or early childhood professional, teaching new skills that will help your child build independence and move forward in their development is important. This can also help to reduce your child’s frustration, promote self-esteem, and to replace …
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Following Instructions
Following instructions is important in helping children learn new skills and function well in different environments. Instructions can teach children new skills step by step, or let them know what to do next. Instructions can have different levels of difficulty. …
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Asking a Friend to Play
Joining a group of children in a game or asking a friend to play can be very challenging for some children. Playing and interacting with others is an important social skill that children need to learn. As a parent, teacher, …
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