| (For more able students with Autism & Asperger Syndrome) Smith Myles, B., Adreon, D., & Gitlitz, D. (2006). Simple Strategies That Work, helpful hints for all educators of students with Asperger Syndrome, high-functioning autism, and related disorders. Autism Asperger Publishing Co. Kansas: Shawnee Mission. With permission. These strategies are a good general guideline when providing support for students but they are also important to remember at home and in other settings. - Operate on Asperger time
- Twice as much time, half as much done
- Modify requirements – focus on essentials
- Reduce or eliminate handwriting
- Avoid rushing
- Manage the environment
- Prepare for change
- Incorporate the student’s preferences
- Build in relaxation
- Provide choices
- Create a balanced agenda that conserves energy
- Monitor demands
- Engage the student in a familiar or calming activity early in the school day to prepare him or her for work
- Incorporate special interests into assignments
- Alternate difficult and less difficult tasks as well as interchange non-preferred and preferred activities
- Provide “down time” in the schedule
- Use calming and alerting activities
- Share the agenda
- Use visual supports to provide information and encourage independence
- Simplify language
- Watch for literalness
- Teach the “hidden curriculum” (unwritten social rules)
- Set a calm, positive tone
- Model acceptance
- Live out loud
- Verbalize your actions
- Be generous with praise
- Foster attribution and understanding (for the student)
- Listen to the words
- Seek and offer clarification
- Provide reassurance
- Reduce uncertainty
Keywords: Teaching Strategies, Asperger Syndrome, Education | 
