This Autism lesson is created with all students in mind. Our goal is to help you create a positive learning environment and supportive classroom community. Part of that work is talking about differences, needs, and how we can best support each other. This lesson is another way to discuss differences in how we think, communicate, and work with each other (one of the fundamentals in neurodiversity-affirming support!).
Note that this is created for elementary school-aged students. We would recommend this for upper elementary (Grades 3-5) as the best fit.
Objective:
To provide an up-to-date lesson on autism for students to be used around Autism Acceptance month or other times of the year.
▶️ What's Inside:
Resource Guide
About the Resource
Resource Preparation
Resource Walkthrough
Interactive Slide Deck
30+ slides
Editable 1 slide template provided to match template & theme
Google Slides™
PowerPoint™
Lesson Video (+ 2 min video)
Provided in the Zip File
mp4 video
Links to online version as well
Teacher Lesson Notes
Printable PDF
Editable version
Google Docs™
Microsoft Word™
Student Worksheets
Printable PDF
Accompany the lesson (2 levels)
Extended quiz activity after the lesson (4 levels)
▶️ Suggested Uses:
While you can use this lesson resource in a variety of ways in the classroom and/or community programming, some suggested uses are included below:
Autism Acceptance Month lesson
Focus on Autism lesson
Part of lessons around neurodiversity
Peer support or peer-mediated instruction and intervention training
Character and community lesson
Social emotional learning lesson
Social skills lesson
▶️ What to Expect:
Information and priorities sourced from Autistic people we support and collaborate with as an organization, needs reported around inclusion and language, and in research articles about what educators and classmates should know about autism.
Photos of elementary-aged children so students can see themselves and their peers with age-respectful language and images.
Information about the autism spectrum and how each person is different and unique.
Identity-first language (this is an autism community preference; we do emphasize the importance of individual preferences so if an Autistic individual prefers person-centered language for them, this is to be respected as well!)
You can email us at hello@autismgrownup.com if you have any feedback, questions, and/or requests for resources.