Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders

From a review of the literature regarding the school psychologist’s role in identifying, assessing, and treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD; Brock, Jimerson, & Hansen, 2006), we have identified interventions often recommended when addressing some of the specific challenges associated with these disorders. This presentation, and the following handout, offers some of these recommendations (along with the accompanying background information) that we feel you might find useful when writing a psycho-educational report. It is important to acknowledge that without a careful assessment of specific student needs this document will not be helpful. However, following a comprehensive psycho-educational evaluation, and the identification of specific student needs, we feel that this information will be helpful in stimulating your thinking about appropriate psycho-educational report recommendations for the student with ASD.