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WorksheetsAutism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are 3 things that many people with autism struggle with?
Wearing glasses, Counting chips, The color green
Cars, Gifts, Quiet Noises
Communication, Loud Noises, Bright Lights
If a student in your class does not talk how could you communicate with them?
Use pictures
Use gestures or hand signals
Ignore them
Ben does not like loud noises, what could you do to help him if there was a fire alarm ringing?
Ask him if it is too loud
Give him sound blockers
Put a hat on his head
Jayden does not like pepperoni but likes to eat cheese pizza for lunch every day. Today's lunch is pepperoni pizza. What could be done to help Jayden with this problem?
Give him spaghetti and meatballs
Offer him a sandwich and an ice cream bar
Have the cook take the pepperoni off of Jayden's pizza before he arrives
Eugene flaps his arms throughout the day. Why does he do this?
This is how he regulates his body and emotions.
He likes birds and would love to fly.
He is trying to interrupt the class.
Kaleb uses a communication device to speak. You ask him a question but it taking a long time for him to answer. What should you do?
Give him time to find the words or type them out
Answer for him
Ask someone else
Jordan likes to follow his daily schedule. You find out that art is cancelled because there is an assembly. What could you do to help Jordan with this change?
Tell him when it is time to leave to go to the assembly.
Do nothing and let him get upset.
Explain to him as soon as you find out and help him make the change in his schedule. Tell him that changes are ok.
Carter is a very smart boy but does not make eye contact with others. When the teacher is teaching he plays with his markers and hums quietly to himself. Is he being rude?
Yes, he is not paying attention.
No, he is listening and participating in a way that he is most comfortable.
Yes, he is playing with his markers and making noise.
You see kids in gym class picking on Cuse because he makes noises and repeats words that are spoken to him. The teacher is busy helping a hurt kid, what should you do?
Tell them to stop and be kind to Cuse
Ignore them because you figure Cuse doesn't understand
Tell Cuse to tell them to stop
What is empathy?
Working together.
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
To like someone or something.
What is something that a person with autism likes?
Schedules and Routines
Bright lights
Talking on the phone
Max is a kid in your class that has autism. He likes to play with trucks and knows everything about them. You would like to include him in your group during recess. What could you do?
Ignore him because you don't like trucks.
Tell him you are playing kickball and ask him to play.
Sit near him with a truck and ask him if he would like to join.
Lily will say movie lines when she is asked questions or at random times throughout the day. Why does she do this?
Lily likes to confuse people.
Lily really likes movies and is only thinking about the movies she has watched.
The movie lines are often a connection she has made to the situation.
What are some common behaviors that you may see from a person with autism.
Yelling, covering ears, running away, flapping arms or hands, spinning, and making noises or random sounds.
Dancing, singing, putting on a hat, rubbing hands, and whispering.
Turning up the volume, talking with friends, dancing, and cooking.
What are 3 things that could help a person with autism function better in a classroom?
Headphones, Computers, Markers
Pencils, Paper, Binders
Dim lights, Visual Schedules, Routines
