The Basics of AutismSpectrum Disorders p um D Training Series Regional Autism Advisory Council of g m y f Southwest Ohio (RAAC-SWO) Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Task Force
Adult Training Series Modules Module One: Autism Defined, Autism Prevalence and Primary Characteristics Module Two: Physical Characteristics of Autism Module Three Cognition and Learning in Autism Three: Module Four: Autism and Sensory Differences Module Five: Communication and Autism
Adult Training Series Modules Module Six: Behavior Challenges and Autism Module Seven: Understanding Behavior in Persons with Autism Module Eight: Functional Behavior Assessment Module Nine: Autism and Leisure Skills to Teach Module Ten: Special Issues of Adolescence and Adulthood Module Eleven: Safety and Autism
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Strategies for Learning Differences DiffSkills learned in one place may not be used in a new place.May have to teach the skill in each place it is used.The person may not learn by watching others. We mayhave to teach them by going through each step. A list ofsteps can be helpful for some tasks. p pf f
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Big IdeaVisuals help with learning learning.This can be objects, jpictures, or written words.