Supporting Social Inclusion for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Insights from Research and Practice

vi Contents

PART II
Social inclusion across the educational environment 55

5 Social inclusion in the early years 57

Janice K. Lee, Jaclyn Joseph, Phillip Strain and Glen Dunlap

6 Social inclusion in the primary school years 71

Alice Jones Bartoli

7 The transition from primary to secondary school for students

with Autism Spectrum Conditions 84

Judith Hebron

8 Post-school social inclusion for adults with Autism in Australia 100

Michelle L. Bonati

PART III
Key stakeholders in the support of social inclusion 115

9 The role of school communities in facilitating social inclusion 117

Cathy Little

10 Using typically developing peers as support for social inclusion
of children and adolescents with Autism in school settings 131
Jill Locke and Colleen Harker

11 The role of families in supporting social inclusion 144
Iva Strnadová

12 Influence of culture on social inclusion of children
with Autism 155
Kanokporn Vibulpatanavong

13 Social inclusion: A personal reflection 168
Stephen Shore

Index 180