BOOK
Supporting Pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for School Support Staff
(2006)
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Abstract
When a young person with autistic spectrum disorders enters secondary school, there are lots of new factors to consider. This books looks at: - making good transitions from primary school. - how to provide helpful INSET for teachers, senior managers, support staff and lunchtime supervisors. - using the young person's special interest as a tool for learning. - record-keeping, IEPs and sharing information across the school. - subject disapplication and formal examinations. - social strategies to employ in a large high school. - useful tips for staff - what to do and what not to do. - work experience, careers and self-advocacy. The importance of working closely with parents is also covered, as is dealing with challenging behaviour.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii | |||
| INTRODUCTION 1 | |||
| Part I Latin America | |||
| Banana drying in Bolivia 17 | |||
| XIMENA MACHICAO BARBERY | |||
| Efficient domestic fuel use in Chile 34 | |||
| WALDO BUSTAMANTE GOMEZ | |||
| Building hope: self-management and construction 47 | |||
| MARCELA ARANCIBIA BALLESTER and ANA MARfA SALINAS BRIONES | |||
| Changing attitudes to health in the Dominican Republic 60 | |||
| LOURDES PERDOMO DE GOMEZ, MARIA DOLORES MATEO | |||
| MONTERO and RITA OTTE | |||
| Functional pottery in Nicaragua 82 | |||
| FRANgOISE ROMEO B. | |||
| Pork processing in Peru 100 | |||
| MERCEDES L6PEZ PINEDO | |||
| The preparation of Andean products in Peru 109 | |||
| MARfA ESTRELLA CANTO SANABRIA | |||
| Coping with a lack of electricity in marginal urban areas 122 | |||
| LOURDES PALAO YTURREGUI | |||
| Vegetable production units in Venezuela 134 | |||
| LUIS MIGUEL ABAD, IGNACIO ALZURU, LOKMAN GONZALEZ, ROSENDO | |||
| MORENO and JAVIER VAZQUEZ | |||
| Part II Africa | |||
| Shea butter extraction in Ghana 157 | |||
| YVONNE WALLACE-BRUCE | |||
| Pottery technology in Kenya 162 | |||
| JOSEPHINE A. MUTAGAYWA | |||
| Indigenous vegetables in Kenya 167 | |||
| WINNIE OGANA | |||
| Salt extraction in Sierra Leone 172 | |||
| BERNADETTE LAHAI | |||
| Fermented foods in Sudan 177 | |||
| HAMID A. DIRAR | |||
| Cassava processing in Uganda 181 | |||
| ERIOTH SIMWOGERERE | |||
| Nkejje fish in Lake Victoria 185 | |||
| IRENE FLORENCE WEKIYA | |||
| Survival skills of Tonga women in Zimbabwe 188 | |||
| RODGER MPANDE and NOMA MPOFU | |||
| Part III Asia | |||
| Land reclamation in Bangladesh 197 | |||
| AYESHA SHANJAHAN | |||
| Manual silk reeling in India 207 | |||
| PRABHA SHEKAR | |||
| Carpet making in Nepal 231 | |||
| PRABHAR THACKER | |||
| Coir workers in Sri Lanka 249 | |||
| KAMALA PEIRIS | |||
| Food processing in Sri Lanka 275 | |||
| PADMINI ABEYWARDENE | |||
| CONCLUSION 298 | |||
| REFERENCES 306 |