PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW. I HAVE ATTACHED CHAPTER 9 FRO THE TEXTBOOK TO HELP WITH THE ASSIGNMENT. PLEASE DO PART 1 THEN PART 2 COMPLETELY. I HAVE ATTACHED OF PART ONE AND PART TWO. 

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

As Chapter 9 of your text states “the number of students identified with ASD has increased over the last few decades.  Some people even call ASD an ‘epidemic’” (Powell & Driver, 2013, Chapter 9 Introduction).  

This increase specifically affects you in the classroom or daycare center because it shows a high likelihood of your encountering children with ASD.  Therefore you must understand the disorder as well as the strategies that will support children with ASD in the classroom or center. 

For this discussion, imagine you are new teacher just learning about ASD.
 

This discussion has two parts: (Please be sure to include both parts of this in this discussion)

a. Part One: After viewing the Autism Awareness Video: Diagnostic Criteria for Autism (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and reflecting on the reading from Chapter 9 of your text, Even though “no two students with ASD exhibit the exact same characteristics” (Powell & Driver, 2013, Section 9.3),

b. Part Two: As your text states, “Many of the teaching suggestions presented in previous chapters may benefit students with ASD” (Powell & Driver, 2013, Section 9.6). The more we understand these connections, the more prepared we will be in terms of planning our instruction.