Promote Academic Engagement and Communication of Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Settings

This article describes 20 strategies to facilitate theparticipation and learning of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in inclusive settings. Note that although the majority of strategies and accommodations suggested are communication-building techniques geared specifically toward students with ASD, they also reflect sound principles of good teaching and therefore serve to benefit most learners in an inclusive classroom. Functional assessment of the academic environment. Acting-out behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) fre-quently may be responses to academic and cur-ricular challenges of the classroom setting. The most efficient and direct way to actively engage students, and therefore positively impact their learning outcomes, is to adapt the classroom environment to meet the students’