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This 200 page user-friendly training manual is divided into two parts. Part One is a "short-course" on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) for people "in the trenches." Part two takes a "cookbook style" look at the art and science of paraprofessional support for students with ASD and those with other cognitive impairments.
Jam packed with examples, and summary "take home" messages, How To Be A ParaPro contains specific information on 4 separate categories of support: Peripheral, Direct Academic, Social/Play & Leisure, and Behavioral, as well as Data & Record-Keeping forms and ideas. Special features include a blueprint for determining the optimal level of caregiver support and ways to reduce prompt dependency, an abundance of reproducible record-keeping forms, and "how-to vignettes" to aid the application of skills.
This manual is a must have not only for para professionals, but for anyone who works closely with children with autism spectrum disorders, including: parents, teachers, administrators, speech language pathologists, etc.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments.
Foreword
Preface
Part One - Autism Spectrum Disorders "101 ": A Short Course for People in the Trenches
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Student:
The Autism Spectrum Disorders Continuum.
Chapter 2
Getting to Know Your Student:
Atypicalities in Social Understanding and Expression
Chapter 3
Getting to Know Your Student:
Impairments in Communication and Language
Chapter 4
Getting to Know Your Student:
Restricted Repertoire of Interests and Activities; Problems with Imagination.
Chapter 5
Getting to Know Your Student:
Abnormal Response to Sensation
Chapter 6
Getting to Know Your Student:
Theory of Mind; Information Processing; Executive Function.
Chapter 7
Getting to Know Your Student:
High Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome: Does It Really Matter?
Part Two - The " Art and Science" of Being a Para Pro
Chapter 8
General Overview of Paraprofessional Support: A New Breed for a New Century
Chapter 9
You're in the Trenches Now:
The "Science" of Being a Para Pro.
Chapter 10
You're in the Trenches Now:
The " Art" of Being a Para Pro
Chapter 11
Sample Supports and Accommodations for Students with Special Needs.
Chapter 12
A "Wrap Up" Potpourri:
Melding Art with Science
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index
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