Samuel has already told me what he wants to work towards on his next two checklists of school assignments: first a trip to McDonalds and then another trip to the Goodwill Store for another video!
I love that we have this mutually beneficial way of accomplishing something each of us wants. Now if I can just figure out how to motivate my NT students!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Second Work Checklist Completed!
Samuel has already completed the second checklist of work (language arts and math), on which he got to fill in stickers as he completed assignments. He is downstairs right now doing some quick school work and then we are off to the Goodwill Store to buy the video he earned; he is so excited and I am so proud of him! I'll post photos of the checklists soon.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Autistic Pride Day
June 18 is Autistic Pride Day. What is Autistic Pride Day? Take a look at this link for the answer directly from the group who created it, Aspies for Freedom.
This date was unknown to me until just a few nights ago, when I found it while looking around for some things on the internet. I was thrilled that I happened to find out about it only a few days before it was to be celebrated! It is nice to know that at a day has been chosen to recognize that there are those who do not regard autism as a tragedy.
Hopefully there will be a day when the voices who sound this opinion will be louder than the voices sounding despair and tragedy. Most of all, hopefully there will be a day when all people are treated with dignity and respect, and all human life is valued and appreciated, no matter how "difficult" or "challenging" the situation might be.
This date was unknown to me until just a few nights ago, when I found it while looking around for some things on the internet. I was thrilled that I happened to find out about it only a few days before it was to be celebrated! It is nice to know that at a day has been chosen to recognize that there are those who do not regard autism as a tragedy.
Hopefully there will be a day when the voices who sound this opinion will be louder than the voices sounding despair and tragedy. Most of all, hopefully there will be a day when all people are treated with dignity and respect, and all human life is valued and appreciated, no matter how "difficult" or "challenging" the situation might be.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Samuel has now completed all the tasks and has filled in the stickers on his chart, hurray!
The next chart will be to earn a trip to the Goodwill Store, where he will be allowed to buy a videotape. I am going to include Language Arts and Math assignments on it. It's lots of fun to have Samuel motivated by these checklists. It wasn't too many years ago that I could not even comprehend using one for him!
The next chart will be to earn a trip to the Goodwill Store, where he will be allowed to buy a videotape. I am going to include Language Arts and Math assignments on it. It's lots of fun to have Samuel motivated by these checklists. It wasn't too many years ago that I could not even comprehend using one for him!
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