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LINKS Program
links (lingks), v. to unite or connect
A Peer to Peer Approach
Turner Howson Elementary School
Parent’s Night
May 9, 2012
Angela Craven
Social Worker
Rachel Byma
Special Education
Supervisor
Jessica Clark
Rudyard Center
Teacher
Mrs. Otten
2nd Grade
Mrs. Hagen
4th Grade
Mrs. McDonoff
4th Grade
Mrs. Treml
5th Grade
Carrie Carr
ASD Specialist
Mrs. Paquin
5th Grade
The Turner Howson
LINKS Team
Janis Weckstein
President – MAASE
Anthony Thaxton
Director - MAASE
LINKS – A Peer to Peer Approach
Recipient of the
Michigan Administrators of Special Education
2012 PRESIDENT’S AWARD!!!!
1. Autism is a disorder of the eyes and ears.
2. There are 9 students with ASD in Rudyard Schools and the
Rudyard Center.
3. Only certain students interact with students who have ASD.
4. LINKS take the place of an adult professional.
5. LINKS is a program that benefits all of the kids involved.
1.
FALSE: Autism is a neurological disorder.
2.
FALSE: There are 15 students with ASD being educated in the Rudyard Area Schools
and the Rudyard Center.
3.
FALSE: All of the students at Turner Howson interact with students who have ASD.
4.
FALSE: LINKS are peer friends who help (like any other friend) in addition to the
adult professionals a student with ASD needs.
5.
TRUE: LINKS is a program that benefits all of the kids involved.
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
Year
Number of
students found
eligible as AI
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
Incidence Rate of
students with ASD
per 10,000 school
aged children
2011
92
1,147
7,468
8%
123
2010
89
1,236
7,539
7.2%
118
2009
82
1,269
7,663
6.5%
107
2008
73
1,248
7,745
5.9%
94
2007
72
1,182
7,983
6.1%
90
2006
69
1,208
8,283
5.7%
83
2005
48
1,299
8,163
3.7%
59
2004
37
1,215
8,392
3.1%
44
2003
30
1,203
8,579
2.5%
35
2002
27
1,174
8,683
2.3%
31
2001
21
1,096
8,835
1.9%
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What is autism?
A brain disorder characterized by impaired social interactions and
communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior
Social
Interactions
Communication
Behaviors
Continuum of Skills for Individuals with Autism
Cognitive
Ability
Social
Interaction
Communication
Motor Skills
Fine & Gross
Sensory
Severe CI
Aloof
Gifted
Passive
Active/Odd
Non-verbal
Verbal
Awkward
Agile
Hyposensitive
Hypersensitive
Adapted from The Advocate (2003)
A WALK IN THEIR SHOES…
Spelling Test
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR STUDENTS WITH ASD
24 identified evidence-based practices:
Functional Communication Training
Antecedent-Based
Interventions
Social Narratives
Self-Management
Extinction
Social Skills Groups
PECS
Differential
Reinforcement
Parent-Implemented
Intervention
Functional Behavior
Assessment
Pivotal Response
Training
Structured Work Systems
Computer-Aided
Instruction
Discrete Trial Training
Visual Supports
Peer-Mediated Instruction and Intervention
Prompting
Speech Generating Devices
Response
Interruption/Redirection
Reinforcement
Task Analysis Naturalistic Intervention
Time Delay
Video Modeling
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.
So...
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
Training &
Information
Staff
Case
Conferences
ASD
Information
Medium of
Exchange
Connecting
Students
Celebrations
Celebrating
Successes
Students
Positives/Areas
of
Concern/Ideas
Motivation to
Continue!
Parents
*PE
* Library
* Music
* Lunch
* Recess
* Assemblies
* General Education Classes
* Special Education Classes
* Computer Lab