Autistic Support Program
This program concentrates on communication skills
This program concentrates on the communication skills of students who have a diagnosis within the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. In order to develop independent skills, a wide variety of techniques are used:
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Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
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Structured teaching
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Sensory integration
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Task analysis
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Discrete trial
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And many facets of the TEACCH approach.
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The domains addressed in this program include: Domestic and Personal Maintenance, Expressive and Receptive Language, Fine and Gross Motor, Academics, Motor Imitation, Attending, and Social / Behavioral / Affective Skills. A strong link between school and family is developed in order to enhance the skills, which will lead to the student becoming an independent adult.