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Professionals & practice

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Day-care centre (Kita)
School & lessons

  • Knowledge article

    Pupils with autism in lessons

    Clear language, structure, retreat, fewer stimuli: what teachers can pay attention to so pupils with autism can learn well – and where evidence ends.

School support worker (Schulbegleitung)
Therapy & counselling
Youth welfare & social work

  • Knowledge article

    Autism in youth welfare and social work

    For youth welfare professionals: section 35a SGB VIII, help for young adults, delimitation from SGB IX and notes of the 2021 guideline on cooperation.

Working life
Methods & structuring aids

  • Knowledge article

    Structuring and visualisation in practice

    What the 2021 guideline named on structure, predictability and visual means in everyday life, nursery, school, work and housing, with notes on evidence.

Working with families

  • Knowledge article

    Cooperating with families

    What the 2021 guideline named for professionals: involve parents, obtain consent, offer psychoeducation, ask about wishes.

  • Knowledge article

    Suspected autism: approaching parents

    How professionals in nursery and school can handle observations that point to autism: role, clarification and parents' expectations.

Frequently asked questions

What does a school assistant do, and what not?

A school assistant (Schulbegleitung) is meant to make participation in lessons and school life possible. The 2021 guideline recommended deploying it individually, for clearly defined goals and for a limited time, reviewing the need regularly and promoting the child's independence. According to a municipal guide, the tasks include, for example, orientation in everyday school life and communication aids; they do not include, among other things, teaching itself and primarily relieving teachers.

In detail: School support workers: role, tasks, limits

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