9 powerful, practical, and informative things that educators will want to know about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and autistic students, distilled from research, expert opinions, and the experience of classroom teachers around the world. This resource covers the most important ASD topics, from perspective-taking and literal processing to nonverbal/paraverbal communication and executive function. Whether you are a generalist, special educator, administrator, or paraprofessional, this succinct, jargon-free overview of ASD and the challenges autistic students face in the classroom will be an essential reference you'll use over and over again.