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Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) comprise a large percentage of students receiving special education services in schools. Students with ASD have particular areas of need that may influence their academic and school success. In this chapter, we describe some of the reading, mathematics, and communication difficulties students with ASD may have in schools and provide an overview of effective strategies and interventions. Using an applied fictional case example, we highlight how interdisciplinary collaboration can be used within schools to maximize the success of all students with ASD.

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    Autism refers the special education eligibility category whereas autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) disorder. Autism is used to describe students who receive special education services under this eligibility category whereas ASD describes individuals with a medical diagnosis of ASD. It should be noted that a child may have both a medical diagnosis of ASD AND receive special education services or one or the other. In this chapter, although we are focusing on the school setting, we are referring to children with ASD who are students in schools, including those who do and do not receive special education services.

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    Kaitlin Bundock

  2. Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA

    Vicki Simonsmeier

  3. Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA

    Megan E. Golson, Benjamin Covington & Maryellen Brunson McClain

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Bundock, K., Simonsmeier, V., Golson, M.E., Covington, B., McClain, M.B. (2020). Promoting Academic Success. In: McClain, M., Shahidullah, J., Mezher, K. (eds) Interprofessional Care Coordination for Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46295-6_9

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