This is a beautiful short film about Dillon, a non-verbal teenager with Autism. We often times misinterpret what our students or children understand when they do not have the ability to communicate. Technology is providing a voice to these children, what a wonderful gift.
Showing posts with label Autism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Autism. Show all posts
Monday, May 30, 2016
The Role of Occupational Therapy and Autism
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) outlines an occupational therapists role when working with children with Autism.
The Flame Band
All of the band members of the Flame Band have a disability; here is an incredible video that showcases the talents of these individuals.
TEACCH Program
The TEACCH Autism Program is clinical, training and research program based at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. This link will provide you with information on TEACCH and how it has helped children with Autism around the world learn.
Cue Cards For Helping Your Child To Get Dressed
Here is a nice example of using cue cards to help a student with Autism or with a Developmental Disability get dressed.
Autism and Occupational Therapy- Sensory Difficulties
Here is nice video to help you understand what it is like to have Autism and sensory sensitivities.
Changing the Brain Through Play
There isn't enough evidenced based research to back up Sensory Integration treatment. I am SIPT certified and use SI techniques when working in the schools, in particular when working with children with Autism. I have often times heard from educators or parents that it looks like we are just playing and how is this technique going to help their students or children. Read this article, I think it gives a nice overview of why we do what we do when using a Sensory Integration Model to treat our students.
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Adolescents with Autism
Here is a great article from the Washington Post that talks about non-verbal adolescents with Autism. As therapist's we often time struggle with how much our clients/students understand language when they are non-verbal.
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