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Use the resources below to improve in-class provision for pupils with autism and associated conditions. Read expert advice and access resources for providing an inclusive education, and working with parents to enhance support.

Supporting pupils with autism through sex and relationships education
Before we can help a child with autism come to terms with the bewildering world of sex and relationships, we need to find the right starting point, says Lynn McCann
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Including children with high-level needs in the mainstream classroom
Find out how an awareness of autism amongst pupils and staff at Tollgate Primary School has helped to achieve a fully inclusive approach to teaching pupils with SEN
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ASD and working memory: strategies for supporting pupils
Improve memory retention for pupils with autism spectrum disorders. Tracy Packiam Alloway outlines what teachers can do to enhance working memory skills
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Meeting the challenges of autism in teenage girls
How can schools address the little-understood complexities of female autism? Julie Taylor offers practical tips for mainstream teachers
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Empowering girls with autism: advice for mainstream schools
The complexity of autism in girls is often overlooked. One special school headteacher explains how you can help your pupils to meet their challenges
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Addressing challenging behaviour in pupils with autism
Behaviours that challenge us in children with autism and other SEND serve a purpose. Jacqueline Wheble explains how you can respond appropriately
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Creating a low anxiety environment at lunchtime for ASC pupils
The first step towards supporting a child with autism who has serious difficulties with food is to put yourself in their parents’ shoes, says Gina Davies
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Enhancing provision for pupils with autism: one school's transformation
The autism resource base of a once failing Birmingham school is now award-winning. Executive headteacher Pam Willetts explains how a new approach to provision has transformed school life
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How to get the best out of pupils with ASD
A series of explanations and advice for teaching and including pupils with ASD
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