TY - BOOK AU - Kukoff,Zak TI - The autism ambassadors handbook: peer support for learning, growth, and success SN - 9781483331010 AV - LC4717 .K85 2013 U1 - 371.94 23 PY - 2013///] CY - Thousand Oaks, California PB - Corwin KW - Autistic children KW - Education KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Peer teaching KW - Enfants autistes KW - Éducation KW - Guides, manuels, etc KW - Enseignement par les pairs KW - EDUCATION KW - Administration KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Organizations & Institutions KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Handbooks and manuals N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; ""THE AUTISM AMBASSADORS HANDBOOK-FRONT COVER""; ""THE AUTISM AMBASSADORS HANDBOOK""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""PUBLISHERâ€?S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""AUTISM AMBASSADORS: MISSION STATEMENT AND VISION STATEMENT""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""PART I: THE PROGRAM""; ""CHAPTER 1: AUTISM AND SOCIETY TODAY""; ""CHAPTER 2: TYPICAL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH AUTISM""; ""CHAPTER 3: THE IMPORTANCE OF PEER LEADERSHIP: WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS""; ""CHAPTER 4: WHO AND WHAT IS AUTISM AMBASSADORS?""; ""CHAPTER 5: WHAT IS AN AMBASSADOR?""; ""CHAPTER 6: AUTISM AMBASSADORS AT YOUR SCHOOL: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF IMPLEMENTATION""""CHAPTER 7: CURRICULUM OVERVIEW""; ""PART II: THE CURRICULUM""; ""SECTION 1: MODULES FOR YOUNGER/LOWER FUNCTIONING STUDENTS""; ""SECTION 2: ACADEMIC/IN-CLASS MODULES""; ""SECTION 3: SCHOOL-RELATED/OUT-OF-CLASS MODULES""; ""SECTION 4: OUTING/EXTRACURRICULAR MODULES""; ""SECTION 5: SOCIAL SITUATIONS MODULES""; ""SECTION 6: SPORTS MODULES""; ""PART III: RESOURCES FOR AUTISM AMBASSADORS CLUBS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX"" N2 - Sometimes, all a student needs to succeed is a friend. Every day, thousands of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) struggle to stay afloat at school-sometimes bullied, often ostracized, these students could benefit from a peer who models and reinforces socially appropriate behavior and coaches them through challenging schoolwork. This inspirational new book describes how to set up just such a peer-mentoring organization in your school. Kukoff provides: Steps for organizing and implementing your own Autism Ambassadors program Clear-cut guidelines on what it entails for studen UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1046289 ER -