CE 340 Purdue University Unit 4 Children with ASD and Visual Supports Discussion Supports for Children with ASD Environmental supports are extremely impor

CE 340 Purdue University Unit 4 Children with ASD and Visual Supports Discussion Supports for Children with ASD

Environmental supports are extremely important for children with ASD. Visual supports are often used to help structure and modify the environment.

Please respond to the following:

Discuss how environmental and visual supports may be needed in the home, school, and community.
Give an example of a support that may be utilized in each setting.
Reading and Resources

Library

Please review the Purdue Global Library resources below, which will provide you with some helpful information regarding intentional design in learning spaces as well as practical interventions and strategies for inclusion.

Dillon, R. (2018). Room for improvement. Educational Leadership, 76(1), 40–45. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.libauth.purdueglobal.e…

Shelton, T. (2016). Practical strategies for supporting young learners with autism spectrum disorder. Lewisville, NC: Gryphon House. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.libauth.purdueglobal.e…

Please read Chapter 2: “ASD in the Classroom: Effective Inclusion”

Web Resources

The readings this week will provide you with some helpful information regarding ways to modify the environment for children with ASD. These resources include practical guidelines for parents and caregivers to ensure a safe home environment and ways to structure a classroom to teach students with autism spectrum disorder effectively.

Autism Society. (n.d.). Safety in the home. Retrieved from http://www.autism-society.org/living-with-autism/h…

TEACCH Autism Program. (n.d.). Structured teaching by TEACCH staff. Retrieved from https://teacch.com/structured-teaching-teacch-staf…