What Parents Want Principals to Know about Autism

Autor/in	Bloom, Melanie I.
Titel	What Parents Want Principals to Know about Autism
Quelle	In: Principal, 91 (2012) 3, S.20-21 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-6062
Schlagwörter	Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Principals; Teacher Competencies; Staff Development; Cooperation; Educational Environment; Inclusion; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Data Analysis; Student Needs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Principal; Schulleiter; Lehrkunst; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Inklusion; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Auswertung
Abstract	In this article, the author explains why students with autism must be treated as individuals. As she has completed the requirements to become a licensed principal, she has also studied how her daughters fare in school, leading her to suggest the following advice for principals: (1) know that autism is a spectrum disorder; (2) have all staff members trained in autism; (3) involve everyone; (4) implement an abilities-awareness program in your school; (5) be careful not to blame the parents; (6) do not assume that educators are not working with you; (7) use data to your advantage; (8) prepare the children for changes in their routine or staffing changes; (9) use children's strengths to help remediate their areas of weakness; and (10) never underestimate what children can do. School leaders have the potential to open doors for students on the autism spectrum by providing them with a setting that will enable them to reach their full potential. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). 1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 800-386-2377; Tel: 703-684-3345; Fax: 800-396-2377; e-mail: naesp@naesp.org; Web site: http://www.naesp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10