Autism Acceptance & Awareness | Lesson, Activities, Posters | Growing Bundle

This GROWING bundle has everything you need to spread autism acceptance / awareness and inclusion. Included are a full lesson with matching activities, a full set of printable handouts on autism, as well as a set of biographies, posters and activities on Inspirational Autistic Leaders!

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✧✧✧ ABOUT THE LESSON UNITS

GRADE 2-7 unit and GRADE 8-12 Units (made for Autism Acceptance / Awareness Month) are both editable, digital no prep 50 page lessons and activity sets reviewing current information on ASD/autism spectrum, with 3 differentiated levels of all included activities! Check out the freebie version of the lower grades lesson HERE.

Please note this lesson is neurodiversity-affirming and does not use puzzle pieces or person-first language, as I aim to respect the wishes of the autistic community. :)

Included is a recommended UNIT SEQUENCE so you can teach this lesson across 5 separate blocks!

LESSON:

✧ Editable 50 page Google Slides Lesson (can be split into 4-5 lessons)

✧ Worksheets for students to use as they "follow along" with the lesson (3 levels with 12 pages total)

✧ KWL Chart (4 templates to choose from)

✧ Digital Two Truths & A Lie Activity (3 levels with 9 pages total)

✧ Printable Two Truths & A Lie Activity (3 levels with 9 pages total)

✧ Animated Video w/discussion prompts

✧ 3 Levels of Quizzes at end of lesson

✧ BONUS coloring activity

HANDOUTS:

- PDF format

- Color Version & BW Version

- 4 levels of the "About Autism" page, with fill-in spots for students

- KWL sheet

- "About Me" reflection activity

- "Compare Contrast" partner activity

- Handout on Stimming, with fill-in spots for students

- Handout on Sensory Info, with fill-in spots for students

- Reflection Worksheet (What I learned about Autism)

- Neurodiversity Coloring Page

✧✧✧ABOUT THE AUTISTIC LEADERS SET

set of posters, 3 levels of biographies and matching worksheets of notable famous autistic adults who are Leaders in the Autism Community! These influential autistic figures will inspire your students during Autism Acceptance & Awareness Month (or any month of the year). Students can be given the text at their reading level and then complete the matching worksheets, also differentiated for 3 different levels. The posters can be hung around the school, hung in a classroom, used for a disability event, used for training, used for autism awareness month, etc.!

Included are BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAY Letters and Symbols, along with blank neurodiversity symbols that can be decorated or colored in as a quick craft activity.

✧ INCLUDES

• 24 Biographies (3 levels / person)
• Differentiated Worksheets (KWL, Comparison Activity and Info Sheet in 3 levels)

✧ Bulletin Board Included Options:

• "Autism Acceptance"
• "Neurodiversity"
• "I have big dreams"
• "Autistic Leaders"
• 2 Rainbow Neurodiversity Symbols
• 1 rainbow neurodiversity symbol with "autism acceptance"
• 2 options for coloring neurodiversity symbol craft activity

✧ All 8 Posters comes in 4 standard Poster Sizes and in TWO COLORS (white background or pastel background).

✧Autistic Individuals featured include:

1. Tim Burton

2. Andy Warhol

3. Lamar Hardwick

4. Armani Williams

5. Temple Grandin

6. Hannah Gadsby

7. Anthony Ianni

8. Yuh-Line Niou

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Need the PNG images of the posters or another poster size? I am happy to accommodate another size request of the posers! Purchase the posters then send me a message on TPT or an email at laine@transitionabilities.com.

***All posters were created by and in collaboration with those in the Neurodivergent Community***

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✧ See all the Disability/Neurodiversity items I have here!

MORE DISABILITY RESOURCES

- Disability Awareness Unit Lesson

- Autism Acceptance Lesson

- Mental Health Awareness Lesson

- Disability Training for Teachers

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✧ TERMS OF USE ✧

✧ Copyrights reserved to Laine Shields (Transition Abilities)

✧ This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom/with their caseload.

✧ You will receive a discount if you purchase multiple licenses.

✧ Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be given from one teacher to another.

✧ No part of this resource may be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

✧ This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected & is only to be accessed by students.

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✧ CREDITS ✧

All images within this product are open source/ public domain via Pixabay.com & Canva.com . All images used within TPT covers, thumbnails & previews are created using Canva & images are either from Pixabay.com or Canva.com.

All fonts used within this product are open source via Google Fonts™

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