DADD Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes exceptional educators working in some capacity with students who have autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
The degree to which students with ASD experience any of these challenges varies, leading to the use of the term “spectrum.” The learning, thinking, and problem-solving abilities of people with ASD can range from gifted to severely challenged. ASD does not necessarily affect a student’s thinking, learning, or problem-solving, or a student’s physical appearance.
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that approximately 1 in 54 children have been identified with ASD.
This award recognizes exceptional educators working in some capacity with students who have autism, intellectual disability, or other developmental disabilities.
The Time Timer is a patented visual timer that uses a disappearing colored disk to display the passage of time. For over 25 years, it has been a proven solution backed by experts and is used in classrooms, homes, and workplaces of children and adults. It assists individuals whom have difficulty anticipating transitions or staying focused and on-task. Research demonstrates that Time Timer is an extremely effective aid in teaching time awareness for children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, Autism and a wide variety of other learning disabilities.
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