The Rising Tide of Autism

PREVIOUSLY RECORDED WEBINAR

How your school will be affected and practical strategies you can implement today

Presenters

Autism-related challenges are growing exponentially, but there are ways to cope. Find out from the experts in this webinar the key steps you must take right now to (a) help these students, (b) protect your assets, and (c) preserve your general curriculum.

Recorded On: Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009

Duration: One hour (15 mins of Q&A)

Jamie Duncan-Chapman
Special Education Coordinator
Office of Special Education
Berkeley County Schools, West Virginia

Philip Mellor
Executive Director of Special Education
Henry County Schools, Georgia

Kevin Custer
CEO
AutismPro

In early October, a national report released in the journal Pediatrics revealed that 1 percent of US children ages 3-17 have an autism spectrum disorder, an estimated prevalence of 1 in every 91 children. This is a dramatic increase from the one in 150 prevalence rates currently reported. Given the deluge of students diagnosed within the autism spectrum, states and schools are struggling to make sense of this and come up with best-practice standards & programs. Some of the challenges faced by schools are:

Autism spectrum's broad range
The diversity and complexity of individual needs
No "one-size-fits-all" approach
Handling academically brilliant students with social and communication barriers
And much more

This webinar, sponsored by eSchool News and AutismPro, has been designed to help educators understand how this influx of children with autism will affect schools and every general education classroom across the U.S. Webinar speakers Jamie Duncan-Chapman and Philip Mellor will provide some initial strategies that both classroom teachers, and school and district administrators can implement now to confront this challenge head on.

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