The Benton-Stearns Education District uses a wide variety of methods in determining successful programming for students with Autism.  

Programming for Students With Autism

• Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) programming

• STARS (Structured Teaching and Related Strategies) programs
   

Characteristics

• Birth to age 21

• Significant impairment in reciprocal social interaction (for developmental level).

• Significant impairment in verbal and nonverbal communication (for developmental level).

• Restricted repertoire of activities and interests.

• Apparent sensory dysfunction as evidenced by under-or-over-responsiveness to touch, light, sound, or pain.

• Uneven acquisition of skills and difficulty integrating and generalizing acquired skills.

• Repetitive, self-stimulatory behaviors including obsessive-compulsive behaviors and ritualistic behaviors.