Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Progress
At work I've been modeling appropriate pretend play with students. There's a student who used to scratch other students' in the face as a way of exploring.. This particular student had the social skills of a 1 year old. At that age, they will explore by touching and so when another student was crying or being loud, he would run up to them and scratch or poke at their faces. Hence for some time his assigned seating was further away from the rest of the class. However, it was decided that that was not the best option. Instead, if he approached other students aggressively, he was told, "We keep our hands and feet to ourselves and we are nice to our friends." He has improved a lot, there are few incidents now and is able to play in the same area as other students.
These past few days as I modeled pretend play with other students, he has become more curious and has more interest interacting with his fellow classmates. This makes me very happy, because he rarely engages in playing with others.
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I am so grateful to have this opportunity to work with children with autism! Each step of progress makes me so happy
Here is some background info for people who are not familiar with this disorder.
Most parents of autistic children suspect that something is wrong by the time the child is 18 months old and seek help by the time the child is age 2. Children with autism typically have difficulties in:
- Pretend play
- Social interactions
- Verbal and nonverbal communication
-- Routines are very important to them, it helps if they have individual picture schedules, so they know exactly what to expect.
-- They might have an attachment to specific objects, such as trains or buses or cars
-- They do not like to make eye contact
-- They prefer solitary or ritualistic play
-- intense tantrums
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hello, through my heart~
Recently, I've noticed how a majority of people do not recycle. It happens in my work building and on my university's campus. Where I work, there are recycling bins in every classroom and in offices. Yet, many people will put what is recyclable in the garbage can instead of the recycling bin. One of my co-worker even told me that he throws out re-usable tupperware because he thinks that it is gross to reuse them! It baffles me how wasteful some people can be without feeling any guilt.
As for my university, I haven't seen a recycling bin in any of the classrooms. They have them in the cafeterias... but who will actually take their papers and bottles with them to the cafeteria to recycle? I had one professor who would make a huge stack of handouts about one inch thick every week we had class. The problem was she would make mistakes and copy the same pages twice. And there was no recycling bin in the classrooms! Anyhow, I just looked up the environmental student club on campus and emailed the adviser. I wonder if she will reply.
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My relationship with my sister continues to remain at a unloving standstill. The only times she actually talks to me is when she wants something. I scolded her today for the tone of voice she used to talk to our mother, very disrespectful... Anyhow I'm hoping it's our age gap and eventually as she matures we will have a better relationship. I realize that everyone's bad moods will bounce off one another, my mom came into my room and yelled at me for wearing shorts when it's so cold. Her eyes went all crazy bugged out and the volume of her voice raised several decibels. Seriously? it's not that serious. I wish my family were more soft spoken.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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