Learn about AUTISM Spectrum Disorders - slides! videos! xtra resources! SEL SPED

Teach students or colleagues about AUTISM, ableism, and what words to use to discuss disability.

This Drive folder contains everything you need to familiarize an audience with ASD -- including info on language to use when discussing disabilities, full explanations of ASD's many dimensions, and an article about a current event related to autism. Handouts are ready-to-print and Slides are ready-to-project. Hopefully this all makes your job as an educator easier!

I created these resources to use while teaching The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to my English students. Teachers can also use this when teaching advisory to help foster empathy, understanding, and worldliness within their students. This can also be used to teach SEL to any group of students, or as staff training or professional development.

With this download, you will receive:  

• Slideshow titled "Learning About Autism Spectrum Disorders": includes a run-down of ASD, visuals of the "spectrum," a short neuroscience explainer, discussions of what causes autism, journal prompts, and two videos of people with ASD sharing their points of view
• Slideshow titled "How to Discuss Disbility": includes an explainer on ableism, non-apparent or invisible disabilities, and lists of respectful and disrespectful terms to use when talking about disability
• Supplemental current event article: PDF of article from Billboard about Lizzo and Beyonce using an ableist term in their lyrics

For more info on this product:

• Check out the PDF preview above for a peek at some of the slides in the "Learning About Autism Spectrum Disorders" slideshow.

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• "Good presentation of material and I love the detail included in each lesson... I felt prepared to answer questions about the history because of the complexity of the docs and slides provided. "

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