Module 5: Communication Characteristics and Effective Interventions

Even though autism was first described in the 1940s, little was really known about the disorder until the 1990s. Even today,there is a great deal that researchers, scientists, and health care providers don’t know about autism. But there are things that we do know about autism. This fact sheet offers broad information about autism and answers some of the more common questions that parents and families often have about the disorder.

Read It

Guidelines for Speech-Language	Communication Bill of Rights
Myths and Misconceptions You’ve heard about PECS	Autism Treatment – American Speech- Language-Hearing Association

 View It

Communication Device “Real Look Autism”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oIGrxzPMVtw

Technology and Devices

Assessing Communication Needs

Join Attention Routines

 

Do It

Please take a mement to reflect and fill in the below KWL Chart. Click here for a downloadable version.

K What you Know about ASD	W What you Want to know about ASD	L What you Learned about ASD

 

Module 6: Cognitive, Behavioral Characteristics and Effective Interventions