Across the Spectrum: A journey towards understanding and supporting autistic individuals

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents itself in many different ways, and teachers must be able to identify individual and shared characteristics to provide proper support. This can often present problems for teachers who lack experience of working with children across the entire spectrum, which ranges from supporting those with severe learning difficulties to working with highly able young people.

Using real-life examples from their decades of experience, Francine Brower and Keith MacKenzi...