Hi, Everyone!
I found a great website that is funded with federal dollars (Our tax dollars!!) It has quite a bit of information available on it including research and tip sheets based on the recent research. Check it out at:
http://depts.washington.edu/pdacent/index.html
Blessings,
Sue
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Resources and websites
I know a parent that has an aspergers child. She recommended I check out these sites. Sharon
www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/ - My favorite website for any Asperger
or high functioning autism questions. Barb Kirby has compiled TONS of
info concerning (to name a few) diagnosis, day-to-day coping, school
modifications, national and local conferences, how to explain ASD to
grandparents, dealing with public school IEP's - just about everything
imaginable. It is well organized and managed. They have also published a
book called The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome by Patricia Bashe and
Barbara Kirby
www.autismspeaks.org
non-profit website supported and created by the VP of NBC television. He
has an autistic grandchild. This website offers actual videos of
autistic spectrum disorder behaviors. The videos show 'red flags' and
behaviors to watch for.
Super Duper Publications - www.superduperinc.com
supplies for all kinds of disabilities. It has an extensive section
on Autism and related topics like Auditory Processing and ADHD and
Social Skills. I have often given gift certificates to this online
store/catalog for Simon's speech therapists. They carry all kinds of testing
supplies, tools and workbooks, etc.
The Natural Medicine Guide to Autism by Stephanie Marohn - A holistic
and homeopathic approach to 'treating' autism. It supports
non-traditional methods of cleansing metals or other toxins from autistic children
and offers ideas on supplements. Again, it is not supported by
mainstream medical doctors.
Childhood Speech, Language and Listening Problems - What every parent
should know by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi - A book that I have used to
explain why speech/language therapy is so important to children on the
spectrum. I have also copied pages out of it for Simon's "All About
Me" book that I have provided to most of his teachers. It is great at
explaining things in layman's terms and offering types of therapeutic
approaches.
Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom - A Guide for Teachers and
Parents of Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome
by Rebecca A. Moyes This book has great ideas for helping these
children with social skills in the classroom and school. It has diagnostic
tables, lesson plans and IEP development - again for social skills,
not general academic learning.
The Social Skills Picture Book - Teaching play, emotion, and
communication to children with autism by Jed Baker, PhD This is a workbook to
use with children. It has actual photos and playground/classroom
situations that offer problems and solutions to common social challenges that
autistic children have. Some people use cartoons with stick figures
to show relationship and interactions with other people. I think this
book is useful because it has actual photos of classroom and playground
situations.
Asperger's...What Does It Mean To Me? by Catherine Faherty - Another
workbook that any parent can use to teach their child about their high
functioning autism or Asperger's. It incorporates lots of tools for
school and home use. It is simple - it has a lot of checklists - it offers
introspection for children with autism. It helps them understand
other people and it helps them come up with techiniques to survive in a
non-autistic world. It is extremely user-friendly and fun.
Future Horizons, Inc. - A publishing company based in Arlington that
has LOTS of books on this spectrum disorder. Their website is
www.FutureHorizons-autism.com
www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/ - My favorite website for any Asperger
or high functioning autism questions. Barb Kirby has compiled TONS of
info concerning (to name a few) diagnosis, day-to-day coping, school
modifications, national and local conferences, how to explain ASD to
grandparents, dealing with public school IEP's - just about everything
imaginable. It is well organized and managed. They have also published a
book called The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome by Patricia Bashe and
Barbara Kirby
www.autismspeaks.org
non-profit website supported and created by the VP of NBC television. He
has an autistic grandchild. This website offers actual videos of
autistic spectrum disorder behaviors. The videos show 'red flags' and
behaviors to watch for.
Super Duper Publications - www.superduperinc.com
supplies for all kinds of disabilities. It has an extensive section
on Autism and related topics like Auditory Processing and ADHD and
Social Skills. I have often given gift certificates to this online
store/catalog for Simon's speech therapists. They carry all kinds of testing
supplies, tools and workbooks, etc.
The Natural Medicine Guide to Autism by Stephanie Marohn - A holistic
and homeopathic approach to 'treating' autism. It supports
non-traditional methods of cleansing metals or other toxins from autistic children
and offers ideas on supplements. Again, it is not supported by
mainstream medical doctors.
Childhood Speech, Language and Listening Problems - What every parent
should know by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi - A book that I have used to
explain why speech/language therapy is so important to children on the
spectrum. I have also copied pages out of it for Simon's "All About
Me" book that I have provided to most of his teachers. It is great at
explaining things in layman's terms and offering types of therapeutic
approaches.
Incorporating Social Goals in the Classroom - A Guide for Teachers and
Parents of Children with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome
by Rebecca A. Moyes This book has great ideas for helping these
children with social skills in the classroom and school. It has diagnostic
tables, lesson plans and IEP development - again for social skills,
not general academic learning.
The Social Skills Picture Book - Teaching play, emotion, and
communication to children with autism by Jed Baker, PhD This is a workbook to
use with children. It has actual photos and playground/classroom
situations that offer problems and solutions to common social challenges that
autistic children have. Some people use cartoons with stick figures
to show relationship and interactions with other people. I think this
book is useful because it has actual photos of classroom and playground
situations.
Asperger's...What Does It Mean To Me? by Catherine Faherty - Another
workbook that any parent can use to teach their child about their high
functioning autism or Asperger's. It incorporates lots of tools for
school and home use. It is simple - it has a lot of checklists - it offers
introspection for children with autism. It helps them understand
other people and it helps them come up with techiniques to survive in a
non-autistic world. It is extremely user-friendly and fun.
Future Horizons, Inc. - A publishing company based in Arlington that
has LOTS of books on this spectrum disorder. Their website is
www.FutureHorizons-autism.com
Friday, October 19, 2007
Autistic teen and faith in God!
I thought I would share this video clip of a teenage boys who was lost for 4 days, and then rescued! Faith in God helped bring the young man home!
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21376041/
Christina
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21376041/
Christina
Hello, It's Christina!
Hello Sharon, Lori, and Pam!
I posted this "post" last week, but it may not have been in the right place. So, I am reposting it ;)
I am excited to have been chosen for this topic! The reason I chose Autism Study is because of the increasing number of students that are classified as being somewhere on the Autism Spectrum. I have a new student with Aspergers and I am not exactly certain of his needs. He is extremely bright, but lacking heavily in social skills. So, my interest in Autism and the entire Autism Spectrum is great!!!!I look forward to researching topics such as inclusion strategies, attention and activity, cognition, sensorimotor symptoms, behavior and communication.These are all areas of concern I have notices with any of my students who have autism.I look forward to working with each of you :)Christina
I posted this "post" last week, but it may not have been in the right place. So, I am reposting it ;)
I am excited to have been chosen for this topic! The reason I chose Autism Study is because of the increasing number of students that are classified as being somewhere on the Autism Spectrum. I have a new student with Aspergers and I am not exactly certain of his needs. He is extremely bright, but lacking heavily in social skills. So, my interest in Autism and the entire Autism Spectrum is great!!!!I look forward to researching topics such as inclusion strategies, attention and activity, cognition, sensorimotor symptoms, behavior and communication.These are all areas of concern I have notices with any of my students who have autism.I look forward to working with each of you :)Christina
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Welcome Everyone
Thank you Sue for your contribution. I appreciate the books and website you listed. Also, I know at some point I will want to check out the DVD that you mentioned.
The great thing about the topic of Autism Spectrum Disorder is that there are a lot of resources out there. This is a great opportunity for us to learn. Last night on the ABC News with Charles Gibson, there was a segment on autism and they referred to the autism speaks website. I went to the site and it is very cool. There is a video library. As different points about autism is discussed, there are video clips that show children with some of these behaviors. I am just beginning to gather info to educate myself. Please do the same if you are only somewhat familiar with the disorder as I am. Soon we will need to identify the areas (or questions) each of us will research.
The website I described is www.autismspeaks.org
Sharon
The great thing about the topic of Autism Spectrum Disorder is that there are a lot of resources out there. This is a great opportunity for us to learn. Last night on the ABC News with Charles Gibson, there was a segment on autism and they referred to the autism speaks website. I went to the site and it is very cool. There is a video library. As different points about autism is discussed, there are video clips that show children with some of these behaviors. I am just beginning to gather info to educate myself. Please do the same if you are only somewhat familiar with the disorder as I am. Soon we will need to identify the areas (or questions) each of us will research.
The website I described is www.autismspeaks.org
Sharon
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Hello, Everyone! I'm Sue.
Thank you for inviting me to your blog. I, too, am interested in this topic
because more and more children are showing up in our classrooms. I also frequently get questions from pastors and teachers regarding how to best help these children and youth learn in their Christian education settings. Last spring LSEM hosted an in-service featuring Julia Rahn, a licensed clinical psychologist, who works with individuals on the spectrum. LSEM video-recorded her presentation and has some DVDs available on her topic, "Classroom Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders." Resources Julia shared in her presentation were the books:
Notbohm, E. (2005), Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.
Notbohm, E. & V Zysk, (2004), 101 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Arlington TX: Future Horizons.
Websites:
www.theautismprogram.org
www.autism-society.org
because more and more children are showing up in our classrooms. I also frequently get questions from pastors and teachers regarding how to best help these children and youth learn in their Christian education settings. Last spring LSEM hosted an in-service featuring Julia Rahn, a licensed clinical psychologist, who works with individuals on the spectrum. LSEM video-recorded her presentation and has some DVDs available on her topic, "Classroom Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders." Resources Julia shared in her presentation were the books:
Notbohm, E. (2005), Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.
Notbohm, E. & V Zysk, (2004), 101 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Arlington TX: Future Horizons.
Websites:
www.theautismprogram.org
www.autism-society.org
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
I'm Pam
Hi everyone,
I'm Pam. And I'm familiar with blogging. My family and friends use it as a means of communicating.
I'm also fractionally familiar with autism. I currently have a student with autism. He's a fifth grader and somewhat high functioning. He has a younger brother who is also autistic and who is much more severe. Only Caleb goes to our school. In another blog, at another time, I'll share what they believe to be the cause of his autism. It's pretty interesting.
He is able to read, but not comprehend or remember what he's read.
He is able to do math calculations, but has difficulty with applied problems.
He fixates on certain things. Right now, he's into "The Munsters". Last year it was the Wizard of Oz.
He has an incredible memory for dates. I mentioned last year that my dad was born in 1917. My dad also passed away on February 28 this year. Caleb was very fascinated by that but we hadn't talked about it since. But the other day he said to me, "Your dad would be 90 now, but he died in February and he was born in 1917 -- a little "Rain Man" like. He also said, "Your mom was born in 1922. She's 85 now." I had also mentioned her birth year. He can tell when all of the actors in the Munsters were born and how old they would be now. It's quite fascinating.
Caleb also has a "stim" - a repetitive motion that seems to soothe him. He will flip the pages of a book with his thumb. I've been told that it's not a good idea to let them indulge in their "stims", because it's a form of escapism for them when they should be engaged in the real world.
Caleb is on a gluten-free, casein-free diet. His mother says that he has improved a lot since going on this. He was new to our school last year so I didn't know him prior to the diet. He is also on medications. Currently they are switching his medications, because he is almost always well-behaved at school, but seems to have problems at home. At school he has had just a few episodes when he was upset by something and the gen ed teacher had to call me to settle him down.
I'm only at my school 4/10 time. I take him each day that I'm there for 30-45 minutes. We also have another teacher's aide at school that works with him some. Most of the time he is in the classroom, and the teacher struggles with what to expect from him. It's a difficult situation, but the parents want him in the Christian environment and want him to just "get" what he can out of the school experience.
I'm looking forward to learning more about ways to improve his reasoning skills, and to help him comprehend what he reads, if that's possible. I'm currently taking a class towards my "Inclusion Specialist" degree which is an incredible amount of work and study, but I will do my best to "study" along with the rest of this Study Team also.
I'm Pam. And I'm familiar with blogging. My family and friends use it as a means of communicating.
I'm also fractionally familiar with autism. I currently have a student with autism. He's a fifth grader and somewhat high functioning. He has a younger brother who is also autistic and who is much more severe. Only Caleb goes to our school. In another blog, at another time, I'll share what they believe to be the cause of his autism. It's pretty interesting.
He is able to read, but not comprehend or remember what he's read.
He is able to do math calculations, but has difficulty with applied problems.
He fixates on certain things. Right now, he's into "The Munsters". Last year it was the Wizard of Oz.
He has an incredible memory for dates. I mentioned last year that my dad was born in 1917. My dad also passed away on February 28 this year. Caleb was very fascinated by that but we hadn't talked about it since. But the other day he said to me, "Your dad would be 90 now, but he died in February and he was born in 1917 -- a little "Rain Man" like. He also said, "Your mom was born in 1922. She's 85 now." I had also mentioned her birth year. He can tell when all of the actors in the Munsters were born and how old they would be now. It's quite fascinating.
Caleb also has a "stim" - a repetitive motion that seems to soothe him. He will flip the pages of a book with his thumb. I've been told that it's not a good idea to let them indulge in their "stims", because it's a form of escapism for them when they should be engaged in the real world.
Caleb is on a gluten-free, casein-free diet. His mother says that he has improved a lot since going on this. He was new to our school last year so I didn't know him prior to the diet. He is also on medications. Currently they are switching his medications, because he is almost always well-behaved at school, but seems to have problems at home. At school he has had just a few episodes when he was upset by something and the gen ed teacher had to call me to settle him down.
I'm only at my school 4/10 time. I take him each day that I'm there for 30-45 minutes. We also have another teacher's aide at school that works with him some. Most of the time he is in the classroom, and the teacher struggles with what to expect from him. It's a difficult situation, but the parents want him in the Christian environment and want him to just "get" what he can out of the school experience.
I'm looking forward to learning more about ways to improve his reasoning skills, and to help him comprehend what he reads, if that's possible. I'm currently taking a class towards my "Inclusion Specialist" degree which is an incredible amount of work and study, but I will do my best to "study" along with the rest of this Study Team also.
Study Team Meeting 1
Hi Christina, Lori and Pam! I am new to blogging so this will be a learning experience for me. I am the facilitator for our LSEM Study team. Our topic is Autism Spectrum Disorder. This is an interest of mine but I am not an expert on this topic at all. I chose this topic because I have an interest in learning. My interest in this toptic stems from the awareness that I am seeing this disorder in our student population. I want to gain understanding. As a group we need to define specific areas of study on the topic.
1. Please introduce yourself and the reason for your interest in this topic.
2. List specific questions we might research.
2. List any books or websites that are a possible resource.
We will conduct our fall "meeting" using this blog. After everyone "introduces themselves, we can make assignments for each of us to research. I will investigate the possibility of our second meeting in January to be a phone conference.
1. Please introduce yourself and the reason for your interest in this topic.
2. List specific questions we might research.
2. List any books or websites that are a possible resource.
We will conduct our fall "meeting" using this blog. After everyone "introduces themselves, we can make assignments for each of us to research. I will investigate the possibility of our second meeting in January to be a phone conference.
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