Social Communication and Group Work

• Peer Supports Manual

  Set up peer supports in a general education high school class. Includes sample plans, meeting guides, and checklists.

  CSESAStrategy guidePlan together

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• Blank Peer Support Plan

  Plan what the student, classmates, and adults each do during lecture, group work, and independent work.

  CSESATemplate or formPlan togetherOne student

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• Peer-to-Peer: Building Inclusive Classrooms with Your Neurodivergent Peers

  A handout written by young adults for classmates, with tips for group work, sensory overload, and literal language.

  CSESAQuick readTry tomorrowWhole class

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• Peer-Based Instruction and Intervention: Brief Packet

  Compare six kinds of peer support, then use the planning checklist and step by step guide.

  AFIRMStrategy guidePlan together

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• Social Narratives: Brief Packet

  Write a short narrative that explains a social situation. Includes planning and monitoring checklists.

  AFIRMStrategy guideUse with a studentOne student

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• A Guide to Implementing Peer Support Arrangements

  Follow five phases from planning to sustaining. Written for students with significant cognitive disabilities, and adaptable.

  TIES CenterStrategy guideLearn more

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• Meeting the Challenge of Social Pragmatics with Students on the Autism Spectrum

  Get ideas for cue sheets, topic lists, sentence starters, and scripts that fade over time.

  Indiana Resource Center for AutismQuick readUse with a studentOne student

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• Autism Spectrum Disorder (Part 2): Evidence-Based Practices

  A free module on choosing and using evidence-based practices, with a page on high school.

  IRIS CenterTraining module3 hoursLearn more

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These resources are shared for professional learning and planning. They are meant to inform your professional judgment, not replace it. Each student's IEP and your district, state and federal requirements always come first. Listing a resource here is not an endorsement by Layered Education. This is educational information only, not legal advice.