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Ann England, M.A. CCC-SLP-L
Speech-Language Pathologist
Assistant Director Diagnostic Center, Northern California
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Question: I have a student with autism in my third grade general education classroom. Everything is going really well except he makes noises while he’s doing his work. It’s pretty disruptive to the other students and me, too! What should we do? |
Question: My student with autism has difficulty making transitions from one activity to another. He even has difficulty when he is going to go do something he really likes to do! He also has difficulty when the there are changes in the schedule for the school day. Do you have any suggestions? |
Question: The school is trying to limit a student’s school day to three hours a day. The student is very upset (high functioning but does get agitated.) Can the school limit the hours? I don’t think so but I was trying to find a law or something in IDEA to support my belief. Joan from NM |
Question A: Do you know what causes ASD? Is there a cure for ASD? Question B: What is the prevalence of autism and who is affected? |
Welcome! This month, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is being introduced as a specific topic area addressed through Ask-A-Specialist. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to respond to your questions. Did you know that if you enter the word ‘autism’ in an Internet search engine you would obtain 7,290,000 hits? There are many shows on television, newspaper and magazine articles and best selling books that are dedicated to the topic of autism. There is so much information! When you submit a question to Ask-A-Specialist, you can be certain that the answer provided will be individualized and based on research. l recommend the following two websites as reliable sources of information about ASD: National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH): National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD): Please write. I look forward to hearing from you! |
Question: What is autism? What is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? |
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