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- Autism Education – aims to improve educational outcomes and supports for autistic students. Also to foster inclusive school communities that welcome them and their families, and value their contribution.
What is autism?
- Understanding – information about autism and teaching autistic students.
- Girls on the autism – why girls are less likely to be diagnosed with autism and how to recognise the characteristics.
- Supporting autistic girls at – This Yellow Ladybugs webpage provides a helpful overview of autism and breaks down misconceptions about autism and gender.
Supporting autistic students
- How to recognise autistic students’ strengths and abilities and how they may impact their .
- Understanding Executive – These videos and tip sheets provide valuable insight into the lived experience and feelings of young Autistic people, as well as practical strategies young people can use to build their executive functioning skills. These resources would be useful for Autistic students, teachers, and parents.
- Executive functioning: Flexible thinking, self-monitoring and managing .
Creating inclusive school communities
The AllPlay Learn team at Monash University has created a new suite of resources on how to create Inclusive School where you will find evidence-informed guides and resources that support everyone in the school community to feel included and to be inclusive. This includes specific resources for .
Supporting successful transitions
- For primary teachers: supporting autistic students’ transition to secondary – autistic students can face extra challenges in transitioning from primary to secondary school and will need support.
- For secondary teachers: supporting autistic students' transition to secondary – how to develop transition plans for incoming autistic students.
- Timeline and checklist to create a transition plan for autistic .
- Early Childhood – advice and resources to help educators plan for transition out of early childhood settings.
- More resources available to support transitions on the Teaching of the Diverse Learners Hub
Behaviour support
- Student – advice, guidance and resources to create positive climates for learning and how to support student behaviour.
- Emotional regulation: tips for autistic – videos with practical strategies for independent secondary students to build their emotional regulation skills.
- Guided functional behaviour assessment – designed to help understand, respond to and prevent frequent minor behaviours.
- Most Likely Less – understanding the link between sensory processing and behaviour.
Understanding and preventing bullying
- How to support autistic students deal with issues of .
- Mentoring support for autistic – provides group mentoring for autistic young people through school and online programs in a safe and supportive environment.
Social support
Communication
Assistive technology
- Equipment boost for – guides to support schools to identify, purchase and implement inclusive equipment and assistive technology that will best meet the needs of their students.
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- Autism Education – aims to improve educational outcomes and supports for autistic students. Also to foster inclusive school communities that welcome them and their families, and value their contribution.
About autism
- Understanding – what autism means for your child’s education and where to find support and advice.
- Getting your child assessed for .
- Programs and resources to support autistic students at .
- Resources and tips for parents and carers of an autistic child or young .
- Supporting Autistic Girls At – This Yellow ladybugs website provides a comprehensive guide to supporting autistic girls at school.
- The benefits of Inclusive – these short videos developed by Amaze in partnership with the Department of Education help explain what inclusive education is and how schools can break down barriers to ensure all students, including autistic students, are able to engage in learning.
- Understanding Executive – These videos and tip sheets provide valuable insight into the lived experience and feelings of young Autistic people, as well as practical strategies young people can use to build their executive functioning skills. These resources would be useful for Autistic students, teachers, and parents.
Inclusive communities for families
The AllPlay Learn team at Monash University has created a new suite of resources on how to create Inclusive School where you will find evidence-informed guides and resources that support everyone in the school community to feel included and to be inclusive. This includes specific resources for .
Bullying
Mental health and wellbeing
- Wellbeing and – help your child develop a positive sense of wellbeing and the skills to work through difficulties.
- Internalising And Hidden – Yellow Ladybugs provides information and advice to help identify and support anxiety in autistic girls
- Yellow Ladybugs: Supporting the Mental of Autistic Girls and Gender diverse Young People – This resource unpacks the complexities of mental health and wellbeing of autistic girls and gender diverse students. It provides practical strategies to help parents and schools to support improved mental
Emotion and behaviour support
- Autism and – supporting children to self-regulate.
- Emotional regulation: tips for autistic – share these tips with your teens to help them regulate their emotions.
- Emotion and movement – fun ways to help you child express and regulate their emotions.
School transitions
- Transitions information for – support materials and resources to help parents prepare their child for transitions from early childhood, primary, secondary school and beyond, and for transitions between schools.
- For parents and carers: preparing to start – tips to support autistic children with the transition to secondary school.
- Supporting transition in the secondary years and – supporting older students through the transitions and changes of high school and post-school options.
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Inclusive communities for students
The AllPlay Learn team at Monash University has created a new suite of resources on how to create Inclusive School where you will find evidence-informed guides and resources that support everyone in the school community to feel included and to be inclusive. This includes specific resources for .
Student stories, tips and support
- Humans on the – stories, experiences and insights from young autistic people about their school and post-school lives.
- I am... an autistic – resources to help you through all stages of your life as an autistic person.
- Teenagers: shaping the future of – resources to help you through your teenage years as an autistic person.
- Emotional regulation: tips for autistic – how to name, respond to and manage feelings and behaviour.
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- The Queensland Autism – provides evidence-based information, support and advice to assist parents and schools to improve learning for autistic students.
- – helps create inclusive education environments for children and young people with developmental challenges and disabilities.
- Autism – guidance to develop and deliver evidence-based support through collaboration with the autism community, research organisations, industry and government.
- – the peak body for autistic people and their supporters in Victoria.
- I CAN – autistic-led programs for young people and organisations.
- Positive – a national project funded by the Australian Government working with families, educators and communities to strengthen positive outcomes for autistic young people.
- – an online professional learning community, co-designed with educators for educators. It provides free evidence-based and research-informed teaching practices and tools to support diverse learners in inclusive classrooms.
- Yellow – an autistic-led non-government organisation dedicated to the happiness, success and celebration of autistic girls and women.
Reviewed 16 August 2023