Supporting Students with Autism in the General Ed Classroom

According to the CDC, about 1 in 36 children have autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. Before teachers can engage students with autism in the classroom, they must first fully understand the challenges and barriers to learning that having autism may cause and understand how to use student strengths to enhance learning.
This comprehensive instructional course provides you with proven methods to assist you in understanding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the impact that having autism has on students, their families, the classroom, and the school community. You will explore a variety of factors and attributes that influence learning and student achievement, such as race, gender, personal differences, learning preferences, and unique upbringings. You will learn how to help students, no matter where they are on the autism spectrum, be more productive and successful.
This course will teach you practical ways to create a structured, focused environment to reduce stress and anxiety, as well as methods to help your students become more flexible in coping with change and unplanned events. You will also learn methods to help students develop functional social skills, improve classroom behavior, and improve overall academic achievement. Finally, you learn ways to create a positive, affirming environment that supports equitable learning for all students, with and without disabilities.

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ADDITIONAL NOTES: TKL courses receive letter grades. 

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HOW TO ACCESS YOUR COURSE MATERIALS: 

Within 1-2 business days of your Ashland registration, you will receive an email from your course content provider, Teach & Kids Learn, containing instructions on how to access your course materials. A note, their emails are sometimes forwarded to junk or spam folders. 

You will be working with TKL, through their Learning Management System, to complete the course, after which, your instructor will record your grade on your AU transcript. We will notify you by email once this is done, with instructions on how to view and order transcripts.