Sunday, October 21, 2007
questions for visitors
I have very little interaction with children with autism, but I am always wanting to learn everything that I can about children, because I feel you can never know everything about children because everything is always changing... but a question that I would like to ask is what advice do you give to anyone who is working with a child with autism?
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I have had tons of experience with children who have autism. I have a neighbor who is autistic and I also have another Child who I have babysat for for five years now. Advice that I would give is to be patient with them, and always know what makes them happy. Do not treat them differently, try to treat them as one of your friends.
I have two autistic children at my daycare and when I started working there I had never had any interaction with an autistic child before. I learned very quickly that patience was the key. I also learned to go along with some of the things they say. One of the boys at my daycare loves Spongebob Square Pants and he quotes things from the show all the time. If I play along with what he says he just gets the biggest kick out of it. He is somewhat different from the characteristics associated with Autism. He loves to sit sit in my lap and hug and kiss. I love working with him everyday.
I have very limited experience with anyone with autism. I worked with a few students briefly in high school but not on a regular basis. But I do have a little cousin that when I read about autism and the criteria it fits her to a T. She has never been diagnosed so I could very well be wrong. She has to be the smartest 5 year old I have ever met, but her social interaction is very off. She has horrible phobias, obsessive behaviors about certain things, and will not play with children her own age.
I would really like the experience of being around more children with autism before I start teaching so I have a better understanding of the traits.
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