These days, people don’t often take the time to wonder what it’s like to be someone else, to live a different experience. Angie Thomas believes the best way to do that — to expand empathy — is to read books.
Learning social emotional competencies is very important for autistic — and all — students to be successful in and beyond the classroom, explains Ebony Holliday, PhD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI). However, for autistic students, sometimes those instructions need to be individualized and adapted so they can get the most benefit, too.
