"...Autistic individuals have the potential to choose and excel at STEM-related fields (Baron-Cohen, 2002). While the college enrollment of autistic individuals is much lower than their allistic peers, of those who do get to college, many of them choose engineering, computer science, and other STEM majors (Wei et al., 2013). .."
Using Lego Therapy for Autism
https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-11-lego-therapy-autism-spectrum-disorder.html
"..."LEGO-Based Therapy taps into core strengths in people with autism: their love of patterns, regularity, decomposing wholes into parts, predictability, understanding how things work, and creating variety out of structured manipulation of variables,"
https://techbootcamps.utexas.edu/blog/resource-guide-stem-students-autism/
Coding for Kids with Autism
https://codakid.com/coding-for-kids-with-autism-the-ultimate-guide-for-parents-and-educators/
https://stemforall2018.videohall.com/presentations/1193
IDEAS: Inventing, Designing, and Engineering on the Autism Spectrum (EDC)
https://cct.edc.org/projects/ideas-inventing-designing-and-engineering-autism-spectrum
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/12/autism-students-classrooms-asd-nest/604027/
The Israeli Army's Roim Rachok Program Is Bigger Than the Military
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a26454556/roim-rachok-israeli-army-autism-program/
By utilizing specific autistic teaching strategies, you can optimize learning for your students with special needs. Enhance the learning experience for students with autism by:
Reducing unnecessary environmental stimuli.
Pairing autistic students with positive peer role models.
Maintaining structure and routine.
Encouraging a calm and positive environment in the classroom.
Give clear, specific directions
Top Strategies for Teaching Autistic Students
Avoid sensory overload. Students with autism can be distracted by unexpected things in their environment, such as bright lights, smells, and sounds. ...
Use visuals. ...
Be predictable. ...
Use concrete language. ...
Teach social skills directly. ...
Treat students as individuals.
Video: Tips for Teachers https://youtu.be/sTh5eGQSsEU
IDEAS 2: Developing Abilities and Knowledge for Careers in Design and Engineering for Students on the Autism Spectrum by Scaling Up Making Experiences (EDC)
https://cct.edc.org/projects/ideas-2-developing-abilities-and-knowledge-careers-design-and-engineering-students-autism