The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida Named one of the best books of the year by: NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Business and Bookish. Finalist for the Books For a Better Life First Book Award, New York Times Bestseller From the description: "....Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and … [Read more...] about #PAFollowTheReader ~ this month’s book recommendation: The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
We’ve posted a new Autism Minute, our brief (usually 5 minutes or less) instructional videos that provide information designed to add to your available resources for serving students with autism and other developmental disabilities. This video features Terri Carrington, M.A., CCC-SLP, who has served as Project ACCESS Associate Director, Autism Resources Specialist, Missouri … [Read more...] about Project ACCESS Autism Minute: Social Skills
Project ACCESS has added a new training on June 18th to our 2020 free online Summer Educators' Academy, centered around evidence-based practices. Do you struggle to decide which kind of data collection is best, streamline it to IEP goals, and actually keep up with it? Attend this workshop to learn, not only the basics on the different types of data, but also how to create … [Read more...] about Show Me The Data! – a NEW training for our FREE online 2020 Summer Educators’ Academy
Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled (MSSD) has released a new curriculum that includes "over 1,000 new instructional activities for students with severe disabilities...." From their announcement: "The curriculum units are aligned with the strands and domains of the Missouri Learning Standards which are the universal format based on the Essential Elements for the … [Read more...] about Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled (MSSD) – DESE Model Alternative Curriculum
We’ve posted a new Autism Minute, our brief (usually 5 minutes or less) instructional videos that provide information designed to add to your available resources for serving students with autism and other developmental disabilities. This month's video features Terri Carrington, M.A., CCC-SLP, who has served as Project ACCESS Associate Director, Autism Resources Specialist, … [Read more...] about Continuing the focus on data in this month’s Autism Minute