How to make moving school make sense: a parents' guide to smooth school transition for the child with Asperger syndrome 9781849050524, 184905052X

Table of contents :
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND THE TRANSITION INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL: A Handbook for Implementing Strategies in the Mainstream School Setting by Marianna Murin, Josselyn Hellriegel and Will Mandy......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Introduction and Instructions for the Transition Pack......Page 11
Part One - Creating an Individualised Transition Plan......Page 15
Part Two - Resource Chapters......Page 27
1. General Support With Transition to Secondary School......Page 28
2. Social Interaction......Page 34
3. Language Difficulties......Page 40
4. Difficulties with Imagination and Flexible Thinking......Page 47
5. Bullying......Page 54
6. Planning and Organisation Problems......Page 63
7. Sensory Sensitivities......Page 71
8. Anxiety......Page 78
9. Challenging Behaviour......Page 87
10. Conditions that co-occur with ASD......Page 95
Bibliography......Page 102
Part Three - Appendices......Page 105
Appendix 1 - Adult Screening Questionnaire......Page 106
Appendix 2 - Child Screening Questionnaire......Page 114
Appendix 3 - Transition Management Plan......Page 117
Appendix 4 - Pupil Profile......Page 120
Appendix 5 - How Does the Triad of Impairments Present in the Classroom?......Page 122
Appendix 6 - Turn-Taking......Page 127
Appendix 7 - Rules in Conversation and Rules when Entering a Group......Page 129
Appendix 8 - Carol Gray’s Social Stories™......Page 131
Appendix 9 - Circle of Friends......Page 133
Appendix 10 - Personalised Timetable......Page 136
Appendix 11 - Prompt Cards......Page 138
Appendix 12 - Lunch Time Activity Timetable......Page 139
Appendix 13 - Buddy System......Page 140
Appendix 14 - Emotional Thermometer......Page 141
Appendix 15 - Emotional Toolbox......Page 142
Appendix 16 - STAR Record Form......Page 144
Appendix 17 - Sensory Equipment......Page 145
Appendix 18 - Bullying Resources......Page 147
Appendix 19 - Goal, Plan, Do, Review......Page 149
Appendix 20 - Homework......Page 150
Appendix 21 - Explaining the Diagnosis of ASD to the Child: A Handout for Parents/Carers......Page 152
Appendix 22 - Relaxation Strategies......Page 157
Appendix 23 - Skills and Abilities......Page 167
Appendix 24 - My Transition Workbook......Page 169
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