AutismPro Resources

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AutismPro Resources
Your online autism resource library
contact_at_vecinc.com http//www.autismpro.com
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Objectives
In the following presentation, you will learn
about

• The purpose of AutismPro Resources
• The AutismPro developmental curriculum
• Activities, teaching strategies, and support
  strategies
• How to log into AutismPro Resources and
  browse/search for autism resources

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What is AutismPro Resources?
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Introduction
AutismPro Resources is a library of over 5,000
printable autism documents. Resources can be
accessed

• Online
• At any time
• From anywhere

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Types of Resources
Activities
Teaching Strategies
Support Strategies
Goals
Strategies
Strategies
Objectives
Video Examples
Case Illustrations
Activities
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How do you use AutismPro Resources?
AutismPro Resources is easy to use

• Log into your account through a web browser
• Browse or search through content
• Print documents or save as pdf file
• Use printed resources in classroom

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What are activities?
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What are Activities?
Activities are step-by-step procedures that help
the child practice skills.

• Over 4,500 activities
• Linked to specific objectives within a
  developmental curriculum
• Basic, intermediate, and advanced levels
• A range of teaching methods

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AutismPro Developmental Curriculum
8 Developmental Areas, 28 sub-areas
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8 Developmental Areas

• Social - ability to interact with others
• Emotional - ability to understand and adapt to
  other peoples thoughts and feelings
• Communication - ability to understand and use
  words, gestures and emotion to interact with
  others
• Cognitive/Academics - ability to understand the
  environment, reason, and solve problems
• Receptive Language - ability to understanding the
  meaning of words and sentences
• Expressive Language - ability to use words and
  sentences meaningfully
• Independence/Self Care - ability to care for
  oneself by performing skills such as dressing,
  self-feeding, and toileting
• Motor - ability to use muscles to move oneself

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AutismPro Social Curriculum
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Motor Imitation Objectives
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Activities for Motor Imitation Objective
Objective Spontaneously imitates a sequence of
actions while learning a new skill
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Sample Activity Pictograph
Activity information at top
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Sample Activity Pictograph
Step-by-step activity procedure
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Sample Activity Pictograph
Related teaching strategies
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What are teaching strategies?
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What are Teaching Strategies?
Teaching strategies are techniques for adapting
your instructional approach to the specific needs
of a child with autism.

• 72 strategies distributed over 16 teaching
  categories
• Basic, intermediate, and advanced levels
• A range of teaching methods

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Teaching Strategy Categories
Three main teaching considerations
How do I prepare for the activity?
How do I respond to the childs efforts?
How do I interact with the child?
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Preparing the learning environment
How do I prepare the SETTING?
How do I STRUCTURE the activity?
How do I MOTIVATE the child?
How do I DOCUMENT the activity?
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Interacting with the child
How do I use LANGUAGE to give instructions?
How do I use AFFECT to communicate with the child?
How do I PROMPT the child?
How much REPETITION should I use?
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Responding to the childs efforts
How do I respond to the childs SUCCESSES?
How do I respond when the child INITIATES
communication?
How do I respond to the childs RITUALISTIC
BEHAVIORS?
How do I respond to the childs CHALLENGING
BEHAVIORS?
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Teaching Strategies
How do I respond to the childs CHALLENGING
BEHAVIORS?
BEHAVIORAL Redirection Planned Ignoring
DEVELOPMENTAL Silent Redirection Planned
Ignoring
SOCIAL Assign Meaning Embed Ritual
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Teaching Strategies
General strategy information and a definition.
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Teaching Strategies
Detailed information about using the strategy.
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Teaching Strategies
A video example of how to apply the strategy.
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What are support strategies?
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What are Support Strategies?
Support strategies are procedures for preventing
challenging behaviors by supporting the childs
strengths.

• 28 strategies distributed across 4 categories
• Over 300 strategy examples
• Basic, intermediate, and advanced levels
• A range of teaching methods

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Support Strategy Categories
Four categories of support strategies
Academics
Social
Curriculum
Social
Independence
Inclusion
Language and Communication
Behavioral
Rituals
Sensory Regulation
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Academic Support Strategies
Academic support strategies
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Support Strategy Activity Organizers
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Transition Routine Strategy Examples
Examples for each support strategy
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Support Strategy Example
General strategy information and a problem
description
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Support Strategy Example
A sample solution to the problem and the expected
results
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Support Strategy Example
A graphical illustration
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How do I log into AutismPro Resources?
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How to log in

• Navigate to http//www.autismpro.com
• Click the client sign in button

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How to log in
Enter you user name (email address) in the User
name field and click Continue.
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How to log in
If you are registered for more than one AutismPro
applications, select AutismPro Resources from
the dropdown menu and click Continue.
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How to log in
Enter your password in the Password field and
click Sign In.
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What can I do in AutismPro Resources?
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AutismPro Resources Options Resources Tab
From the Resources tab

• Browse the curriculum for activities
• Browse for support strategies
• Browse for teaching strategies
• Search for activities

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AutismPro Resources Options My Account Tab
From the My Account tab

• Edit your user profile
• Change your password

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How do I browse the curriculum for activities?
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Browsing the Curriculum for Activities
To browse the AutismPro curriculum for activities

• Click the Resources tab
• Click the Curriculum Search tab

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Browsing the Curriculum for Activities

• Click a developmental area tab (e.g., Social)
• Choose a goal from the dropdown list

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Browsing the Curriculum for Activities

• Select an objective from the list

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Browsing the Curriculum for Activities

• Read the objective details
• Click View Activities for Objective

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Browsing the Curriculum for Activities

• Read the objective details
• Click View Activities for Objective

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Browsing the Curriculum for Activities

• Select an activity from the list

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Browsing the Curriculum for Activities
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How do I browse for support strategies?
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Browsing for Support Strategies
To browse AutismPro Resources for support
strategies

• Click the Resources tab
• Click the Support Strategies tab

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Browsing for Support Strategies

• Click the a support area tab (e.g., Academics)
• Select a support strategy

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Browsing for Support Strategies

• Read the support strategy description
• Click Open Strategy

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Browsing for Support Strategies
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Support Strategy Examples
To view support strategy examples

• Click Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced tab.
• Select a strategy example

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Support Strategy Examples
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How do I browse for teaching strategies?
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Browsing for Teaching Strategies
To browse AutismPro Resources for teaching
strategies

• Click the Resources tab
• Click the Teaching Strategies tab

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Browsing for Teaching Strategies

• Click the a teaching area tab (e.g., Prepare)
• Select a teaching strategy

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Browsing for Teaching Strategies

• Read the strategy details
• Click Open Strategy
• Click Video Example

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Browsing for Teaching Strategies
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Browsing for Teaching Strategies
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How do I search for activities?
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Searching for Activities
To search the AutismPro library of activities

• Click the Resources tab
• Click the Activity Search tab

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Searching for Activities

• Choose one or more methods
• Choose a curriculum level
• Choose one or more categories
• Choose a setting
• Click the Search button

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Searching for Activities

• In the results area, click a developmental area
  tab (e.g., Social)
• Choose a goal from the dropdown list

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Searching for Activities

• Select an activity from the list of objectives
  and activities

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Searching for Activities

• Read the activity details
• Click Open Activity

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Searching for Activities
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Additional Resources
Video Tutorials and How-To Guides
http//www.autismpro.com/support/resources
AutismPro Resources Product Brochure
http//www.autismpro.com/content/institutions/auti
smpro_resources_ebrochure.pdf