A high school class – with a complete curriculum – that teaches students with ASD and their NT peers social skills! Let’s create a class instead of the typical social skills programs! With this statement began the development of this innovative evidence-based curriculum for secondary students with ASD and their neurotypical (NT) peers. PEERspective is… Read more »
Month: July 2018
Temple Grandin: The stories I tell my friends
Temple Grandin is the most famous person with autism in the world. Whether you know her from the HBO movie, Temple Grandin, her decades of work in the meat and cattle industry, or her unmatched contribution to the autism world, surely you know a thing or two about Temple. Well, prepare to meet a… Read more »
Implementing Brain-Aligned School Climates
The Indiana School Mental Health Initiative at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism is announcing six upcoming workshops to be held in different locations across the state. Each one of these statewide workshops will provide attendees with evidence-based and clear strategies and tools to move towards creating brain-aligned, positive school climates that address discipline, school safety,… Read more »
Building Resilience to Trauma: The Trauma and Community Resiliency Models
“After a traumatic experience, survivors often experience a cascade of physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual responses that leave them feeling unbalanced and threatened. Building Resilience to Trauma explains these common responses from a biological perspective, reframing the human experience from one of shame and pathology to one of hope and biology. It also presents… Read more »
ASD and Visual Information
Staff at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism have recently updated an article that discusses the start of a new school year using visual information. The article, entitled How to Get Your Child with ASD Ready for a New School Year Using Visual Information, offers tips and suggestions for keeping the anxiety level down when… Read more »