An After-School Workbook for First and Second Graders with Autism

By Dawn Adams

The current educational system often serves autistic children poorly, but parents can help by taking charge and contributing to their autistic childrens education at home.

Written by the mother of an autistic son and including their personal story, this workbook gives direction to parents seeking to augment the education their children are receiving at school. The knowledge presented here has been gained through personal experiences, seminars, and communicating with hundreds of other parents of special-needs children. This text provides activities aimed specifically at first and second graders with autism and also outlines numerous tips for their parents in terms of working with both children and their teachers.

Practical and straightforward, this aid for parents of autistic children offers general guidance and specific exercises intended for first and second graders with autism.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Dec 3, 2015
• ISBN: 9781491770900

Dawn Adams

Dawn Adams is a mother of an autistic son. She graduated from Ohio State University and attended classes at the University of South Carolina. Dawn attends every seminar she can on teaching special-needs children at home. Dawn and her family live in rural Georgia.

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AN

AFTER-SCHOOL

WORKBOOK

FOR FIRST AND SECOND

GRADERS WITH AUTISM

BY DAWN ADAMS

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AN AFTER-SCHOOL WORKBOOK FOR FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS WITH AUTISM

Copyright © 2015 Dawn Adams.

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iUniverse rev. date: 12/2/2015

Contents

Our Son, Billy

Special-Needs Children

Understanding Autism

Learning from Billy

Techniques We Use with Billy

Teaching at Home

Motivating Billy to Write

Choosing the Best Toys

Sensory Input

Page for Parents

Sensory and Motor Skills

Volume Meter

Keep a Journal

Your Body

Dressing Yourself

My Measurements

Hands

Step-By-Step Potty Training

Swimming

SPELLING

American Sign Language- Finger Spelling Chart

What are the letters below?

Can you say these letters?

Letters

WORDS

Sight Words

Memory-Matching Game

READING

Summer Reading

Books

Movies

SCIENCE

Knowing The Weather

Sun

Moons

Wind

Sink Or Float

Bug Identification

Life Cycle Of A Plant

MATH

Math

Number Sorting

Counting Fun

Sharp Jumble

The Number One

Comparing-Quantites Quiz

Pizza

Telling Time

Time

A.m. Or P.m.

Practice Recognizing Patterns

Which Picture Is Different?

HISTORY

The Bald Eagle And The United States Of America Flag

The Liberty Bell

Neil Armstrong

President George Washington

Kennedy Space Center

Washington Monument

Can You Name Any States?

SPORTS

Sports

ANIMALS

Find The Animal Below That Is Different From The Others.

Can You Name The Items Below That Live In The Ocean?

Have You Seen Any Of The Animals Below In Your Yard?

Identify The Animals Below

HOLIDAYS

Do You Know What Holiday Each Picture Stands For?

VEHICLES

Naming Vehicles

Which One Flies Into Orbit?

Which One Blows A Whistle?

PEOPLE

Can You Identify The People Below?

What Are The Little Boys Sitting On?

Fun Things

More Questions

The Four Seasons

SHORT STORIES

Chelsea And The Dolphin

Doughnut

OUR SON, BILLY

When our son, Billy, was diagnosed with autism, we knew little of this widespread condition, which is becoming more common. Since then, through conducting intensive research, going to meetings, and speaking with hundreds of others, we’ve realized the devastation and heartbreak of this horrific condition.

I took Billy to school on his very first day. He was soon to be four years old. Billy was hesitant at first, but as he was getting into the classroom, he