Factsheets

​​​Information for families

Visiting a school

• Tips for visiting schools

Preparing your child

• Tips for creating a calendar countdown
• My calendar countdown to Prep template
• Tips for developing routines and daily schedules at home
• Tips for developing work systems at home
• Tips for developing Now and Then cards
• Tips for introducing vertical schedules
• Tips for supporting communication at home
• Tips for preventing and responding to challenging behaviour
• An introduction to sensory processing for parents
• Tips for developing self care skills
• Tips for generalising skills
• Tips for school uniforms
• Tips for travelling to and from school
• Tips for outside school hours care
• Tips for talking to other parents and children about ASD
• Tips for story-based interventions
  

School holidays

• Tips for school holiday activities
• Tips for vacation care programs
• Tips for accessing respite care
• Tips for planning for the holiday period
• My school holiday planner(template)
• Tips for getting ready to start the new school term

Support

• Tips for advocacy and the Disability Standards for Education 2005
• Tips for playing an active role in the school community
• Tips for parent and carer support groups
• Tips for sibling support groups

Information for educators

Day-to-day routines

• Tips for visual cueing systems​
• Tips for engaging students with ASD for learning using motivations and reinforcements​
• Tips for supporting smooth transitions between tasks and activities
• Tips for Understanding and Addressing Sensory Processing Difficulties for Students with ASD
  
• Tips for developing social communication​
• Tips for supporting comprehension
• General management strategies and tips for success
• Tips for understanding and addressing bullying at school: considerations for students with ASD
• Differentiation considerations for students with ASD
• Tips for Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
  
• General tips for developing classroom communication skills​
• Student information for supply teachers​
• Tips for supporting students to attend and listen i​n the classroom​

Curriculum access for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

• Differentiation considerations for students with ASD
• Tips for supporting students with ASD to learn through play
• Tips for engaging students with ASD for learning using motivation and reinforcements

Planning for differentiation for students with ASD

• Differentiation considerations for students with ASD
• Tips for developing an Individual Learning Plan
  

The learning environment

• Tips for classroom layout
• Tips for organising seating arrangements
• Tips for developing break areas
• Tips for supporting positive playground interactions
• Tips for developing supportive routines and schedules
• Tips for visual cueing systems in the Prep learning environment
• Tips for developing work systems and work stations
• Tips for managing the groups​
• Tips for managing assembly and movement around the school
• Tips for being safe
• Tips for understanding and addressing bullying at school: considerations for students with ASD
• Tips for Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Steps for developing a Positive Behaviour Support Plan

Continuing successfully after transition

• Promoting success with new or unfamiliar staff
• Management strategies and tips for continued success

Transition

• Tips for transition activities
  
• Tips for parents regarding transition meetings
• Tips for case managers regarding transition meetings
• Tips for communicating effectively with parents and carers
• Tips for supporting parents on the first day of Prep
• Tips for supporting families or communities who may by isolated by language
• Sample template
• Sample transition meeting agenda