Bring awareness to disabilities with a packet consisting of a variety of activities designed to inform scholars about disabilities—autism, hearing impairments, physical disabilities, and more! Learners test their communication...

Help learners develop the ability to offer appropriate, meaningful compliments to others—an essential social skill. Here you'll find a quick photo cartoon illustrating a right and wrong way to give a compliment, as well as a brief...

Have you ever been left out of plans your friends were discussing? This photo cartoon will help your learners recognize that being polite can go beyond just saying please and thank you by making sure others feel included and...

What's the best way to handle someone pressuring you to do something you don't want to do? Learners discuss two photo cartoons illustrating a suggested right and wrong way to respond to peer pressure.

Finding common ground and building conversation can often prove a difficult task for many. Help learners build this important social skill using this resource, which includes a Venn diagram worksheet and sentence prompts to help students...

Practice who, what, where, when, and why with a series of activities designed for forming and answering questions. Kids work on choosing the correct wh- word to ask the question they want with a word chart,...

Hi! How are you? Join the conversation with a straightforward exercise on English greetings. After translating common greetings into their first languages, class members practice greeting each other and note the appropriate responses.

Excellent reference tool for gathering information on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Find out what the symptoms are, how it is diagnosed, the treatment, and if vaccines play a role in causing autism.

Excellent reference tool for gathering information on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Find out what the symptoms are, how it is diagnosed, the treatment, and if vaccines play a role in causing autism.

A huge resource with information on autism, organizations, medical research, behavior modification, references, vocational rehabilitation, parent training, and more. Click on the US map for resources by state.

Page presents general information about Autism. Links to further information about autism.

Article entitled "NMR Intensity of Corpus Callosum Differs with Age but not with Diagnosis of Autism."

The term "pervasive developmental disorders," also called PDDs, refers to a group of conditions that involve delays in the development of many basic skills. Most notable among them are the ability to socialize with others, to...

Gives facts about Rett Syndrome, one of the five specific Pervasive Developmental Disorders. The concise details include a definition, stages of the disorder, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research. To access this page in Spanish:...

The Council for Exceptional Children offers factual information on Asperger syndrome.

Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.

Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.

WebMD offers information on congenital heart disease, including types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Although developmental and behavioral disorders are increasingly widespread, they are still poorly understood by most of society. The lack of knowledge is further compounded by the stigma that often accompanies a diagnosis of a...

This lesson will discuss nervous system disorders and their causes.