Summary
Including a student with autism into the daily activities of a general education classroom can be accomplished without a tremendous amount of additional work. By planning to incorporate differentiation strategies such as visual aids, structured teaching, and tiered assignments, a teacher can help to set up a child with autism for success in the classroom socially, behaviorally, and academically. This brief shares numerous research based strate- gies and supports and demonstrates how students on the autism spectrum can be successful. In a well planned and welcoming classroom environment that focuses on building on the strengths of the student, that student can blossom.