Autism Spectrum Disorders: Building Foundation Skills, Mathematics is a six-page laminated guide that serves as a valuable quick-reference tool for teachers, paraeducators/paraprofessionals, aides, and other educators who are responsible for ensuring students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and/or other developmental disabilities acquire the foundation skills that will enable them to participate in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) curriculum in mathematics.

The guide presents step-by-step exercises teachers can use to help students with ASD and other developmental disorders or learning disabilities acquire six key visual performance skills. It also recommends general strategies for working with students with autism and other special needs, writing IEP goals for visual performance skills, and useful accommodations (for instruction and assessment) for students with ASD who have non-traditional learning styles.