The Autism Spectrum Disorders IEP Companion Gail J. Richard, Tina K. Veale

Description Ages: 2-21Grades: Toddler-Adult The Autism Spectrum Disorders IEP Companion provides programming guidance for some of the most significant communication, social, and behavioral challenges presented by students with ASD. Each unit addresses a major deficit area. Each skill area is identified and explained, followed by a long-term goal and a series of short-term goals to build skills acquisition. The goals cover a wide range of ages and severity levels within the autism spectrum from early intervention to higher-functioning individuals and older clients. The units and the skills addressed are: Communication- modality, apraxia/motor speech, single words, two-word combinations, echolalia, meaningfulness, asking and answering simple questions, following directions, concept acquisition, understanding verb tenses and personal pronouns, prosody, conversational rules, and ambiguous language Social Pragmatics- joint attention, turn-taking, initiation, play, topicalization, conv