Autism/Low Incidence

How Much One-to-One Instruction is Too Much?

How Much One-to-One Instruction is Too Much?

This post explains why relying only on one-to-one instruction is limiting and how teaching expected behaviors, using small groups and centers, and planning strategically can help students in low-incidence classrooms learn more across the day.

Kari Kessler

December 3rd, 2025

Designing Sustainable Programs: Classroom Structure and Visual Supports. Photo of a classroom as the background.

Designing Sustainable Programs: Classroom Structure and Visual Supports

This session brought special education administrators together to explore how intentional classroom design, technology, and visual supports can build sustainable programs that better support students with low-incidence disabilities and the staff who serve them.

Kari Kessler

September 23rd, 2025

Embracing Neurodiversity: Where Autism Fits on a blue background with multicolored paper and an infinity symbol .

Embracing Neurodiversity: Where Autism Fits

This post highlights how autism aligns with the principles of the neurodiversity movement and offers ideas for educators to create inclusive learning spaces that recognize every learner’s unique brain differences.

Kari Kessler

April 10th, 2025

From Awareness to Acceptance: Rethinking “Light It Up Blue” on World Autism Day with a background transitioning from blue to red

From Awareness to Acceptance: Rethinking “Light It Up Blue” on World Autism Day

This post explores the controversies surrounding the “Light It Up Blue” campaign and highlights how those within the autistic community advocate for more inclusive and meaningful representations during Autism Acceptance Month.

Kari Kessler

April 2nd, 2025

ASERT Bringing autism resources together. Presented by Kate Hooven with her Headshot featured. May 13th 7pm Virtual. Autism rainbow infinity sign Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Justice System, Autism Services, Education, and Resources Virtual training for Parents and Professionals Register: Learn.mciu.org/ASERT

ASERT | Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Justice System: Autism Services, Education, and Resources

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Justice System, Autism Services, Education, and Resources Virtual training for Parents and Professionals

Cassie Brusch

March 19th, 2025

PEAK Teacher and Student sitting together working in a book. PEAK Logo

PEAK

PEAK is a comprehensive ABA-based assessment and curriculum designed for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or other developmental disorders.

Kari Kessler

March 18th, 2025

Structuring for Success in June MCIU is providing districts with the opportunity to send one (1) Teacher or Behavior Analyst to The TIM Academy June 17th-20th to attend their Structuring for Success Level I Workshop. Click here to learn more and to register .

Structuring for Success

Kari Kessler

January 2nd, 2025

Essential for Living (EFL): A Comprehensive Functional Life Skills Curriculum for Diverse Learners

Essential for Living (EFL): A Comprehensive Functional Life Skills Curriculum for Diverse Learners

Essential for Living (EFL) is a versatile curriculum and assessment tool designed to support functional life skills development for individuals with moderate-to-severe disabilities, seamlessly integrating into existing classroom programs.

Kari Kessler

December 24th, 2024

Structured Teaching and Why It's Important

Structured Teaching and Why It’s Important

Structured Teaching is meant to align with the characteristics of autism. It utilizes visual supports to define predictable routines that are meaningful and practical for the learner.

Kari Kessler

August 28th, 2024

Montgomery County Resource Expo

Montgomery County Resource Expo 2024

The mission of the annual Montgomery County Resource Expo is: to promote a better quality of life for people with disabilities in Montgomery County, to provide access to information and resources from a wide variety of agencies and organizations, and to support the family.

Kari Kessler

August 1st, 2024

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