Autism Speaks

I thought that last weeks class was very powerful and informational not only about Autism, but also in helping to discuss classroom management skills and strategies. Josh informed us that more and more children are born afflicted with Autism and that there is a high probability that children with Autism will make it into our future classrooms.

This discussion and question portion of the class led me to take my own time to research Autism and also different organizations that fund research related to Autism. I came across www.autismspeaks.org, which is an organization that informs the public about the effects of Autism, offers support for families who have an Autistic child and also raises funds to support research into treatment options.

I appreciate that Josh came into our class and presented not only about Autism and dealing with children who are Autistic within your classroom, but also general strategies to classroom management that are effect for all students no matter their "condition" or "behavioral" issue.