1. The Basics of Autism Spectrum Disorders Training Series
Regional Autism Advisory Council of
Southwest Ohio (RAAC-SWO)
RAAC Training Committee 2011

2. Training Series Modules
Module One: Autism Defined, Autism Prevalence and Primary Characteristics
Module Two: Physical Characteristics of Autism
Module Three: Cognition and Learning in Autism
Module Four: Getting the Student Ready to Learn
Module Five: Structuring the Classroom Environment
Module Six: Using Reinforcement in the Classroom
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3. Training Series Modules
Module Seven: Autism and Sensory Differences
Module Eight: Sensory in the Classroom
Module Nine: Communication and Autism
Module Ten: Communication in the Classroom
Module Eleven: Behavior Challenges and Autism
Module Twelve: Understanding Behavior in Students with Autism

4. Training Series Modules
Module Thirteen: Social Skills in the School Environment
Module Fourteen: Functional Behavior Assessment
Module Fifteen: Working Together as a Team
Module Sixteen: Autism and Leisure Skills to Teach
Module Seventeen: Special Issues of Adolescence
Module Eighteen: Safety and Autism
Module Nineteen: Special Issues: High School, Transition, and Job Readiness

5. Training Series Modules
Module Twenty: Asperger Syndrome: Managing and Organizing the Environment
Module Twenty-One: Asperger Syndrome: Addressing Social Skills

6. Addressing Sensory Needs in the Classroom Environment
Occupational Therapist on the team will create an individualized “sensory diet” for each student that needs one.
Sensory diet is made up of activities that will help the student be ready to learn during the school day.
Activities in the sensory diet are things that should occur everyday and should be implemented through out the school day.
Sensory diet is a proactive approach, which means it helps to prevent problem behavior related to sensory needs and ensures the student’s body is ready to learn.
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7. Big Idea
Sensory activities can and should occur in all environments of the school including the classroom, hallway, lunch room, specials, playground, and bus.

8. Sensory Diet Activities
There are four types of activities that may be a part of a student’s sensory diet.
Core Muscle Strength
Helps improve posture, or how a student sits at their desk or table in the classroom environment.
Crossing Midline (when a person is asked to take their right hand and reach across to their left side to do something, or vise versa, asked to take their left hand and reach across to their right side to do something)
Helps with reading, writing, and math concepts.
Heavy Work
Helps a student calm down and re-focus.
Calming
Helps a student transition to the next activity.
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9. Core Muscle Strength Activities
Yoga Poses
Dog
Cat
Bridge
Cobra
Superman
Popcorn
Scooter board
Ball activities

10. Crossing Midline Activities
Cross Crawls- standing, sitting, front back
Brain Dance
Alphabet Crossover
Arm Swings- front, back, cross-over
Balance beam- forwards, backwards, sideways
Yoga-Windmill, Pretzel, Hero

11. Heavy Work Activities Wall pushes Chair push-ups Yoga Exercise bands
Jumping- on floor, mini-tramp
Pushing/pulling- give them a job “delivering” something

12. Calming Activities Yoga Poses Peacock Mouse Do Nothing Doll Waterfall
Hook-Ups/Bear Hug
Listening Ears
Dots and Squeezies

13. Big Idea
Sensory activities help students stay calm and organized so that they can be open to learning.