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Successful Transition for the New Year Ahead Term 4 is the time to start planning for the year ahead. From careful consideration of who the teacher is, to preparing the child for what they will encounter (new class, new school, new daily routine, etc), a lot of thought and planning needs to go in to ensuring a successful transition not only for the child on the autism spectrum, but for their teacher, the other children in their class, and for their parents. There are many people involved in the transition – student, parents, teachers, wider staff and community. The key to a successful transition is not to overwhelm all of those involved. An important part of transition is sharing information and strategies. Many students have HUGE files of information, so I highly recommend you do a one page summary as a quick reference for all staff. Getting parents and current staff to fill in this quick reference together can be extremely helpful as often you see different behaviours and strategies that work.  Essential Tip Sheets to help with the Transistion - these are mention & explain in the YouTube Video Tip Sheet - Transistion Ezine (contains 10 Common Causes of Behaviour Meltdown & Ten Common Causes of Sensory Meltdown) Tip Sheet - Summary Profile of Student Tip Sheet - Programming for Students with an ASD - Student Profile for Transistion Tip Sheet - Preparing the Classroom    Explaining Transition Strategies Part One
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How to Stop Your Words Bumping into Someone Else’s $35.00 By Anna Tullemans and Rhonda Dixon - This book has 18 great A4 pages with an excellent picture to explain somany of the common challenges ASD students face in social and school situations. They include: Getting Someone’s Attention, Starting a Conversation, Interrupting, Asking Someone to Play, What if a Person Say’s "No"?, Asking for Help, How loud or soft your voice should be, Waiting in Line, Waiting on the Mat and Waiting at your Desk. [ More Information ]	Teacher Assistants Big Red Book of Ideas $45.00 By Sue Larkey and Anna Tullemans - No. 1 BESTSELLER! This is everything teacher assistants need to know to support these students to engage in education and learning. 100s of ideas to try. Frequently asked questions. Adapting curriculum. Using technology. Behaviour build ups - what they look like, the 3 stages and ideas to try. [ More Information ]	Big Blue Book Of Ideas for Teacher Assistants $45.00 The companion to the Teacher Assistants Big Red Book of Ideas. Hundreds of NEW ideas. 500 + New Ideas and Strategies No repeat ideas from the Big RED BOOK [ More Information ]
Temple Grandid DVD $26.00 Feature Movie by HBO, Starting Claire Danes. Temple Grandin is an amazing woman with autism and this movie on her life is receiving rave reviews all round the world. For those of us involved in some way with autism this movie is truly inspirational. I hope you get to see it, but make sure you have tissues on hand! PLAYS ON ALL AUSTRALIAN DVD PLAYERS, COMPUTERS etc [ More Information ]	I’m Going to School $25.00 A workbook for children who are beginning pre - school or school. This book helps them to create a visual guide for preparing for those first steps into a new environment. The children get to take photos and paste them into the book. They can also draw maps to help them find their way around a new school. Each year the book is updated to include the new calendar for that year. It can be used for new students or students who are moving into the next year of school so they can re-acquaint themselves with their new surroundings. [ More Information ]