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Welcome to Teaching Autism! Here you will find engaging, hands-on and differentiated activities that are used by thousands of students all around the world. From task boxes to adapted books and binders.. You’ll find resources that I’ve successfully used in over 10 years of my career.
Hi! I'm Nikki, an autism specialist with over 10 years of experience working with students aged 3-19. My passion for creating hands-on and engaging resources, as well as providing support to other educators all around the world is what led me to create 'Teaching Autism.'
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Christmas Adapted Binder Activities Autism & Special Education Independent Work
Looking for calm, structured, and engaging Christmas activities for your special education classroom? This Christmas Adapted Binder includes 38 hands-on adapted activities designed to keep students engaged while working on a wide range of foundational academic, life, and communication skills. Perfect for autism and special education students, this binder provides meaningful learning without overwhelming learners during the busy holiday season. Activities are ideal for independent work, task b
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Other (ELA), Vocabulary
Turkey Boom Cards for Special Education | Thanksgiving Digital Activities
Need no-prep Thanksgiving activities that keep your students engaged and learning? These turkey-themed Boom Cards are perfect for building key skills through interactive, self-checking digital activities your students will love. Make your Thanksgiving lessons simple, engaging, and stress-free with these turkey-themed Boom Cards designed for autism and special education students. This bundle includes a wide range of interactive, self-checking digital activities that support independent learni
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
Christmas Task Boxes for Special Education | Christmas Centers Independent Work
Bring festive, hands-on learning into your classroom with these Christmas Task Boxes for Special Education. This bundle includes a variety of Christmas themed task boxes designed to help students practice important academic skills through structured independent work. These Christmas classroom activities are perfect for special education classrooms, autism classrooms, preschool programs, and kindergarten classrooms. Each task focuses on one clear skill, allowing students to work independently
PreK - K
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
Independent Work Tasks for Special Education - April | Autism Task Boxes
Are you looking for structured, seasonal independent work tasks for April? This April Independent Work Tasks Bundle includes Spring, Easter, and Earth Day themed task boxes designed for special education, autism classrooms, pre-k, and kindergarten students. Each task is structured for independent completion and fits perfectly inside photo storage boxes, making organization simple and monthly rotation easy. These hands-on work tasks support structured learning systems, independent work stations,
PreK - K
English Language Arts, Geometry, Numbers
St. Patrick’s Day Boom Cards Bundle | Digital Task Cards for Special Education
Looking for engaging St. Patrick’s Day digital activities for your students?This St. Patrick’s Day Boom Cards Bundle includes a wide variety of interactive digital task cards designed to help students practice important literacy, math, and language skills through fun holiday themed activities. Perfect for special education classrooms, autism programs, speech therapy sessions, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and early elementary students, these Boom Cards provide interactive learning while keeping stude
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
, K.G.A.2
2D Shape Bat Adapted Books | Fall Adapted Books for Special Education
What shape is the bat? Are you looking for hands-on and engaging resources for your bat theme math activities? Do your students need to work on their shape recognition skills? Looking for an interactive and engaging resource for your students? Look no further than these bat theme adapted books! As an autism specialist, I understand that having the right tools is essential for our students' success. These 2 adapted books are the perfect addition to any bat, autumn / fall or Halloween themed ma
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Other (ELA), Vocabulary
CCSS
K.G.A.2
Thanksgiving Boom Cards for Special Education | Autism Digital Activities
Need no-prep Thanksgiving activities that actually keep your students engaged? This bundle of turkey-themed Boom Cards is packed with interactive, self-checking activities to build communication, math, and literacy skills in a fun and meaningful way. Make your Thanksgiving lessons simple, engaging, and stress-free with this bundle of Boom Cards designed for autism and special education students. With a variety of interactive, self-checking digital activities, students can work independently
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
2D Shape Zombie Adapted Books | 3 Zombie Adapted Books for Special Education
Make 2D shape recognition spook-tacularly fun with this Zombie 2D Shapes Adapted Books Bundle! These adapted books will give your students engaging ways to practice identifying, matching, and using 2D shapes, all with a fun zombie twist. Perfect for independent work, math centers, special education classrooms, and Halloween-themed learning. What’s Included:Zombie 2D Shape Adapted Book – Level 1 "Circle" "Square" "Triangle" etc.Zombie 2D Shape Adapted Book – Level 2 "Circle zombie" "Square zombi
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Other (ELA), Vocabulary
CCSS
K.G.A.2
St. Patrick’s Day Errorless File Folder Activities | Special Education Errorless
These St. Patrick’s Day Errorless File Folder Activities are designed specifically for special education classrooms, autism support programs, ABA therapy, and early intervention. Each activity follows an errorless learning approach, meaning students are only provided with correct answer choices to reduce frustration and build confidence. Perfect for March centers, St. Patrick’s Day themed activities, independent work systems, and structured task boxes. What’s Included? This resource includes 5
PreK - K
Geometry, Numbers, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Also included in: Errorless File Folder Activities Bundle for Special Education | Autism
Earth Day Boom Cards Bundle | Digital Task Cards for Special Education & Online
Make your Earth Day lessons interactive and engaging with this Earth Day Boom Cards Bundle. These digital task cards provide a fun and meaningful way for students to practice a variety of math, literacy, and environmental awareness skills in a completely no prep, paperless format. These Earth Day Boom Cards for special education are perfect for online learning, distance learning, classroom technology centers, and independent work. Students receive immediate feedback as they complete each a
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Numbers, Vocabulary
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
, K.G.A.2
Lunar New Year Errorless File Folder Activities | Special Education Errorless
Looking for Lunar New Year errorless file folder activities that help students work independently, confidently, and successfully? These Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) Errorless File Folder Activities are designed for special education classrooms, autism support settings, ABA therapy, and early intervention. Each activity follows an errorless learning approach, meaning students are only provided with correct answer choices to reduce frustration and increase confidence. Perfect for Lunar New
PreK - K
Geometry, Numbers, Reading Strategies
Also included in: Errorless File Folder Activities Bundle for Special Education | Autism
Earth Day 2D Shapes Boom Cards | Shape Matching Math | Special Education
Are your students learning to identify 2D shapes? Looking for an engaging Earth Day math activity that supports early learners and special education students? This Earth Day 2D Shapes Boom Cards deck is perfect for practicing shape recognition and matching in a fun, interactive, and no-prep digital format. Students will love identifying shapes using engaging Earth visuals while receiving instant feedback to support independent learning. What Students Will Do Each Boom Card includes: An Ea
PreK - K
Geometry, Math, Vocabulary
CCSS
K.G.A.2
Earth Day 2D Shape Task Box | Shape Matching Math | Special Education
Are your students learning to identify 2D shapes? Looking for a hands-on, engaging Earth Day math activity for your classroom? This Earth Day 2D Shape Matching Task Box is perfect for helping students practice shape recognition and matching in a structured, interactive way. Designed for special education, this activity supports independence, fine motor skills, and visual learning. What Students Will Do Students will: Look at the Earth-themed image Identify the 2D shape Select the correct
PreK - K
Geometry, Math, Vocabulary
Earth Day 2D Shapes Adapted Book | Shape Matching Math | Special Education
Are your students learning to identify 2D shapes? Looking for a hands-on, engaging Earth Day math activity? This Earth Day 2D Shapes Adapted Book is perfect for helping students practice shape recognition and matching in a structured, visual, and interactive way. Designed with special education students in mind, this resource supports independence, fine motor skills, and early math development. What Students Will Do On each page, students will: Look at an Earth image represented as a 2D sh
PreK - 1st
Geometry, Math, Vocabulary
CCSS
K.G.A.2
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Experience
Welcome to Teaching Autism! Here you will find engaging, hands-on and differentiated activities that are used by thousands of students all around the world. From task boxes to adapted books and binders.. You’ll find resources that I’ve successfully used in over 10 years of my career.
Hi! I'm Nikki, an autism specialist with over 10 years of experience working with students aged 3-19. My passion for creating hands-on and engaging resources, as well as providing support to other educators all around the world is what led me to create 'Teaching Autism.'
Teaching style
Nikki has always been passionate about creating engaging, student-led learning opportunities that foster independence and confidence. Her focus is on helping each student reach their full potential in ways that align with their individual strengths, abilities, and needs.
A strong believer in "less stress, more success," Nikki founded Teaching Autism to share high-quality, ready-to-use resources designed to support educators while easing the day-to-day pressure.
Her creative and innovative teaching approach has earned her a stellar reputation with schools around the world. From hosting a pretend wedding in a real wedding venue to transforming classrooms into monthly crime scenes, Nikki brings a unique, imaginative twist to learning - making lessons not only educational, but truly unforgettable.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I’m proud to have been recognized for my dedication to the autism community and the work I do through Teaching Autism. I was honored to be a runner-up for an Autism Heroes Award in recognition of my commitment to supporting autistic students.
My website, TeachingAutism.co.uk, was named the #1 Best UK Autism Blog in 2018, and in 2019, Teaching Autism was a runner-up for the Online Social Network Award. That same year, I was also voted the 21st Best Autism Blog on the internet.
My own education history
On top of my educational qualifications, I have also received training in; Play, Sensology, Autism, What is Autism?, PECS, Google Classroom, First Aid, Epilepsy, Fire Safety, CPI, MAPA, Literacy, Numeracy, ICT, SEN: Autism, SEN: Behaviour, Non-Verbal Literacy, Non-Verbal Math, Rights Respecting Schools, Sensory Integration, Makaton, Food Hygiene, Numicon, Read Write Inc., Language Link, Manual Handling, Infant Links, Making Maths Fun, SIMS, Behaviour Watch, BookCreator, iPad, Touch Trust, Music Therapy, Sensology, Social Eyes, Early Intervention Behaviour Management for Teachers, Safeguarding, ELKLAN taster, SCERTS, ABA, Understanding Autism, along with attending regular conferences.
Additional biographical information
I share my knowledge, experience and training with the world through my;
- Blog; https://teachingautism.co.uk
- Podcast; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/podcasts/teaching-autism-and-special-education-by-nikki
- Online Training Course for Autism and Special Education Teachers; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/autism-classroom-training
- Monthly VIP Membership; https://www.learningwithnikki.com/monthly-membership-sales-page
- Task Box Library https://www.learningwithnikki.com/the-task-box-library
You can also view videos of my resources in action at my Youtube channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8jqVhrHKB3zMAlzOQSnnyA/videos?view_as=subscriber
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