Serving Students with Autism in the Schools

Nancy Erickson, Coordinator

Sheila Connell, Coordinator

Fulton County Schools• Approximately 95,000 students• 907 students with autism eligibility receiving special

education services• To receive special education services there must be

an adverse educational impact (not all students with autism require special education)

• Service decisions are data-driven and not fixed in time or place

Continuum of Services• 504***• General Education with Supportive Instruction• General Education with Consultative Services• General Education with Collaborative Instruction• Special Education part or most of the day• Related Services

Current Initiatives• Staff training at the local and state level (instruction,

technology, social skills, communication strategies)• Partnering with Universities to train the next generation of

teachers and therapists• Partnering with state agencies to staff all children by their 3rd

birthday• Corporate partnerships to develop off campus classrooms

and job training• Parent mentors partner with families to navigate and support