LINKS – A Peer to Peer Approach Turner Howson Elementary School Community Night - May 1, 2013.
LINKS – A Peer to Peer Approach Turner Howson Elementary School Community Night - May 1, 2013
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LINKS – A Peer to Peer ApproachTurner Howson Elementary School
Community Night - May 1, 2013
1. Autism is a neurological disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate and socialize.
2. There are 10 students with ASD that attend school in Rudyard.3. Only certain students interact with students who have ASD.4. Your child’s involvement with the Rudyard LINKS program is
being recognized at the State level.5. LINKS benefits all of the kids involved.
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Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District
A look at the data trends in the incident of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Prepared by Carrie Carr ~ ASD Specialist EUPISD
YearNumber of
students found eligible for
services with an ASD
Total # of Students
Eligible for Special Ed.
Programs and Services
Number of School Aged
Students
Percentage of students
identified as ASD eligible
within Sp. Ed. Population
2012 110 (2013) 1,028 7,345 10.7%
2011 92 1,147 7,468 8%
2010 89 1,236 7,539 7.2%
2009 82 1,269 7,663 6.5%
2008 73 1,248 7,745 5.9%
2007 72 1,182 7,983 6.1%
2006 69 1,208 8,283 5.7%
2005 48 1,299 8,163 3.7%
2004 37 1,215 8,392 3.1%
2003 30 1,203 8,579 2.5%
2002 27 1,174 8,683 2.3%
2001 21 1,096 8,835 1.9%
• About 1 in 88 children have an ASD• Exact cause is unknown – strong genetic basis• Males are four times as likely to have it• Characteristics are evident by the age of 3• Historically 70-75% were thought to have some degree of intellectual impairment; recent estimates closer to 40-50% - testing of cognitive abilities continues to be a challenge.
Continuum of Skills for Individuals with Autism
Severe CI Gifted Aloof Passive Active/Odd Non-verbal Verbal Awkward Agile Hyposensitive Hypersensitive
Adapted from The Advocate (2003)
Cognitive Ability
Social Interaction
Communication
Motor Skills Fine & Gross
Sensory
A WALK IN THEIR SHOES…
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR STUDENTS WITH ASD 24 identified evidence-based practices:
Antecedent-Based Interventions
Computer-Aided Instruction
Differential Reinforcement
Discrete Trial TrainingExtinction
Functional Behavior Assessment
Functional Communication Training
Naturalistic Intervention
Parent-Implemented Intervention
Social Narratives
Self-Management
Peer-Mediated Instruction and Intervention
Social Skills Groups
Prompting Reinforcement
Response Interruption/Redirection
Pivotal Response Training
Speech Generating Devices
Structured Work Systems
Task Analysis
Time DelayVideo Modeling
Visual Supports
PECS
LINK mentors help the students with ASD just like they would help any peer. The difference is they understand the unique needs of the student with ASD so they know
why the student may react different in different situations. The LINKS program lets the adults talk with the peers so
we can take away the fear of not understanding.
What are LINKS?
Why is a Peer to Peer Model Beneficial?
• Who can best model age appropriate social and communication skills?
• It’s not that kids with ASD don’t want to be social…just sometimes lagging the skills on how to be.
• Kids with ASD have qualities that make for excellent friends!
• Adults just aren’t cool!
• LINK Benefits, too!
Components of LINK Programs
Music
* Lunch
Assemblies
Recess P.E.
General Education Classes
Special Education Classes
Library
When Are LINKS Utilized?
Bus
WHAT OUR LINKS HAD TO SAY…I think Links is a good program because it
teachers others people what Autism is and when they learn about it they
will make friends. ~AlaniGermain
The best experience being a link is seeing Loren getting better at
pronouncing peoples names, he's saying hello to us and he's getting better at reading and writing. He's using upper and lower case letters
now instead of just capitals. ~Kaitlyn Folkersma
Loren finally started to raise
his hand for help instead of yelling "help,
help, help" I like playing with
Loren at recess.~Nina Alpers
My Links greatest success
is he has a whole bunch of friends that he made! He's super good at Reptiles
and he is improving in
Math! ~Isabella Hickman The best experience
with my Link is just being friends with
him. ~Hunter Peterman.I think it is fun, it's feels
like being your being helped out, but with your
friends. ~Jimmy M.
If we didn't have Links
we would not know about Autism or
understand Loren. It
would not be doing as
good.~Amyla H
LINKS –
A PEER
TO P
EER
APPROACH
OUR VID
EO D
EBUT!!!
Rachel BymaSpecial Education Coordinator
Ann CareySpeech and Language Provider
Carrie CarrAutism Spectrum Disorder Specialist
Jessica ClarkSpecial Education Teacher
Angela CravenSchool Social Worker