GUEST SPEAKER
Ryan Hourigan
DATES AND TIMES
Days: 1 day(s)
Date: 2/25/2026
Times: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
LOCATION
Virtual
CONTACT
CJ DeAngelus
cdeangelus@scoe.net
AVAILABILITY
Open: 29 Open Seats Left
Reaching Students with Autism Through the Arts
There are a growing number of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) being included in school and community-based programming. The arts are a useful tool to engage students who are challenged with ASD. This session provides successful instructional strategies for including students with ASD in the areas of communication, cognition, sensory integration, socialization, emotional management, and behavior. The information that is provided can easily be generalized into all learning environments
Currently in its third edition, Hourigan is the co-author (Alice Hammel) of Teaching Music to Students with Differences and Disabilities. This is a comprehensive text written by practicing music educators, music teacher educators and researchers in the field of teaching music to children with special needs. This third edition to be released in 2024. Hourigan and Hammel’s second book Teaching Music to Students with Autism is in it’s second edition released in 2020.