Teaching materials for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1265

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teaching materials, disability, education, inclusion, autism spectrum disorder, didactic strategies, psychopedagogy, learning

Abstract

Introduction: The objective of this work is to carry out a documentary review on Disability, Inclusive Education and mainly to select accessible and recommended teaching materials that help in the teaching-learning process for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methodology: The methodology responds to qualitative documentary research with collection and selection of information through printed, electronic and graphic documentation. Results: Three materials proposed by organizations and institutions that have been used with positive results in inclusive education settings for students with ASD are described. Conclusions: The main objective of this documentary review, to select and describe three different teaching materials, which are free and accessible, is met with recommended strategies and activities to contribute to communication skills and social performance in infants with ASD.

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Laura Silvia Iñigo Dehud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos

She holds a degree in Graphic Communication Design from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and a degree in Cinematography from the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She has a specialisation in Animation Film Directing from the Moscow State Institute of Cinematography, Russia, as well as a Masters in Education and a PhD in Image, Art, Culture and Society from the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM). Since 1989, she has dedicated herself to the elaboration of books and didactic materials for students and teachers in different public and private institutions. She is a full-time research professor and coordinator of the Masters in Image, Art, Culture and Society at the UAEM. Member of the National System of Researchers.

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2025-02-11

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Iñigo Dehud, L. S. (2025). Teaching materials for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 10, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1265

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Vol. 10 (2025)

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Education

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