This professional resource offers practical teaching advice geared towards the needs of young people on the autism spectrum.

Beginning with information on good practice, policy, teaching methods and recent research, the book then divides into the key relationships-and-identity education topics that help professionals develop their own individualised and developmentally appropriate curricula. Covering gender, public and private behaviour, puberty, hygiene, emotions, relationships and more, each topic provides an overview of the difficulties that autistic children might experience, alongside discussion and activity ideas and photocopiable resources — including instructional stories, checklists and illustrations.

The final section demonstrates how to respond to ongoing patterns of inappropriate behaviour and put together a behaviour plan. Aiming to explain and support each child's developing identity while also addressing crucial safeguarding issues, this is a much-needed teaching manual for all professionals working with autistic children and young adults — including educators in mainstream and special education, psychologists, therapists and social workers.