| Helping Children With Autism In The Classroom | | | | with a couple activities as well. We told the |
| As parents of children with special needs, we | | | | children to think of something that smells really |
| sometimes get caught up in the negative things | | | | great to them (like chocolate chip cookies) and |
| such a happen at school. We at times imagine | | | | helped them to understand that to a child with |
| such a properties are against us and do not can | | | | autism, this could smell really awful. We |
| identify our children and us. One class in Georgia | | | | rearranged sentences to make nonsense out of |
| and especially one class made a change recently | | | | them and explained that sometime when you talk |
| when they hosted Exceptional Children's Week. | | | | to a child with autism, the sentence may sound |
| Helping Children With Autism In The Classroom | | | | like nonsense. |
| The week included a music presentation and | | | | We talked about how loud noises can really |
| awards day and a day in which parents came into | | | | bother children with autism and a couple of other |
| the classroom to boon children try to feel what it | | | | activities. Kindergartners are hilarious. One kid |
| is like to have a disability. The amazing thing about | | | | diagnosed his dog with autism because the dog |
| this week was so we thought we got expected | | | | hates loud noises like fire alarms and trucks. Many |
| to be working at the teaching, but in the end we | | | | of the times when we would describe something, |
| learned so significantly of such kids as positively | | | | the kids would say"just like Collin does". I could |
| how much the school that much loved our son. | | | | feel tears well up in my eyes a couple times but I |
| As the parents of a child with autism we were | | | | was not sure if it was because of that |
| invited into the class room to speak to our son's | | | | overwhelming feeling I get every once in a while |
| class. In Collin's typical classroom where he spends | | | | of"why my child?" or was it that these kids were |
| part of his day, the kids learned about loss of | | | | so great. Helping Children With Autism In The |
| hearing, loss of sight,and autism. | | | | Classroom |
| The room was set up into stations and the kids | | | | They never make fun of Collin. They think he is |
| rotated to spend 15 minutes with a parent at | | | | cool. They like that he is different and think it is |
| each station to learn about these disabilities. My | | | | great to help him with his lunch or point him in the |
| wife and I worked the autism station. The | | | | right direction is PE. They tell their mom's that |
| teacher had provided an activity which included | | | | they can't have chocolate cake at their birthday |
| sand paper and the kids felt how rough the sand | | | | parties because Collin can't eat it. They really find |
| paper was and it was explained that this is what | | | | him interesting. Don't let your child suffer |
| something as simple as a tag on a shirt could feel | | | | anymore! Lead your child out of his world through |
| like to a child with autism. Helping Children With | | | | Helping Children With Autism In The Classroom |
| Autism In The Classroom | | | | program now! |
| We also brought our own ideas and demonstrated | | | | |