Literacy & Special Needs

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/IRCA/Literacy%20Curriculum.pdf --curriculum resources for those on autism spectrum.

https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/IRCA/Literacy11final.pdf --literacy resources for autism, including books for parents and teachers, iPad, online, and other reading programs.

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-and-Early-Literacy--Commo.aspx --Article; misconceptions about autism and early literacy.

http://aacliteracy.psu.edu/index.php/page/show/id/1 --Penn State website about teaching reading to people with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and other disabilities

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-marion-blank/autism-and-literacy-making-the-unique-an-everyday-occurence_b_5778920.html --Article about non-verbal individuals with autism learning to communicate by typing and reading.

Note: Many of the resources listed are for beginning readers and struggling readers who may not have a disability. Please also check out the reading resources listed elsewhere on this site since all can be used with some individuals with autism.