References 

(1) Accardo, A. L., & Finnegan, E. G. (2019). Teaching reading comprehension to learners with autism spectrum disorder: Discrepancies between teacher and research-recommended practices. Autism, 23(1), 236-246.

(2) American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

(3) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Autism in Australia. Retrieved from https://www. aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/autism-in-australia/contents/autism

(4) Autism Spectrum Australia. (2018, July 11). Autism prevalence rate up by an estimated 40% to 1 in 70 people. https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/news/autism-prevalence-rate-up-by-an-estimated-40-to-1-in-70-people-11-07-2018

(5) Autism Spectrum Australia. (n.d.). What is autism? https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/about-autism/what-is-autism

(6) Bean, M. K. (2020). Reading Comprehension Strategies in Autism. In Volmar (ed.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102414-1

(7) Chiang, H. M., & Lin, Y. H. (2007). Reading comprehension instruction for students with autism spectrum disorders: A review of the literature. Focus on autism and other developmental disabilities, 22(4), 259-267.

(8) Davidson, M. M. (2021). Reading comprehension in school-age children with autism spectrum disorder: Examining the many components that may contribute. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 52(1), 181–196.

(9) El Zein, F., Solis, M., Vaughn, S., & McCulley, L. (2014). Reading comprehension interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders: A synthesis of research. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, p. 44, 1303–1322.

(10) Heaton, P., Williams, K., Cummins, O., & Happé, F. (2008). Autism and pitch processing splinter skills: A group and subgroup analysis. Autism, 12(2), 203-219.

(11) Kim, S. Y., Rispoli, M., Lory, C., Gregori, E., & Brodhead, M. T. (2018). The effects of a shared reading intervention on narrative story comprehension and task engagement of students with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, pp. 48, 3608–3622.

(12) Larkey, S. (Host). (n.d.). How to teach reading to children with autism and why you need to know about hyperlexia [audio podcast]. Sue Larkey. https://suelarkey.com.au/reading-and-hyperlexia/

(13) Kluth, P., & Darmody-Latham, J. (2003). Beyond sight words: Literacy opportunities for students with autism. The Reading Teacher, 56(6), 532–535.

(14) Neurodadversity. (2022, September 30). What are Splintered Skills and Are They Useful? Neurodiversity Matters. https://neurodiversitymatters.com/what-are-splinter-skills-and-are-they-useful/

(15) Nguyen, N. N., Leytham, P., Schaefer Whitby, P., & Gelfer, J. I. (2015). Reading comprehension and autism in the primary general education classroom. The Reading Teacher, 69(1), 71–76.

(16) O’Leary, K. A., Flückiger, B., Paynter, J., & Westerveld, M. F. (2019). Parent perceptions of literacy learning of their young children on the autism spectrum in their first year of schooling. Australian Journal of Education, 63(2), 140-156.

(17) Positive Autism. (2023, April 24). Strengths in Autistic People. https://positiveautism.org/content/autism-info/general-autism-info/strengths-in-autistic-people/

(18) Randi, J., Newman, T., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2010). Teaching children with autism to read for meaning: Challenges and possibilities. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, pp. 40, 890–902.

(19) Roycroft, H. (2015). Autism Spectrum Disorder and Reading Comprehension: Challenges and Implications in the Primary School. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 29(1), 55–65.

(20) Super Simple. (n.d.). Common Strengths in Autism. https://supersimple.com/article/common-strengths-in-autism/