Introduction
April is national Autism awareness month. April is a time to spread awareness and make people known of what Autism is.
au·tismˈôˌtizəm/noun
- a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.a·ware·nessəˈwernəs/noun
- knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
Task
Below is two websites where you can find more information on Autism, and what it is.
Please find 10 FACTS about Autism.
What it is?
How do you treat it?
What are the causes?
Process
Activities for Autism:
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http://www.whizkidgames.com/?game=rongetsdressed
The aim of the game 'Ron gets Dressed' is to improve the ability of a child with autism to cope with changes in clothing to match the weather conditions. In addition to clothing this game can be used to learn about coping with change in general and improve the child's ability to cope in situations where routine is broken. The game reinforces the following keywords that can be applied in real world situations; 'hot' and 'cold'.
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http://www.whizkidgames.com/?game=rufusgoestoschool
The aim of 'Rufus goes to School' is to help children with autism cope with change. The game does this focusing on a typical school on school day and introducing changes such as driving with different people, interacting with classmates and changes to routine such as the car breaks down and Rufus and his dad needing to catch the bus to school. The game emphasizes the keywords; 'change' and 'different' and the notions that change is necessary and that change can be fun. Our aim is for parents and teachers to use these keywords to help their children accept and cope with changes in routine.
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http://www.whizkidgames.com/?game=robbie
Robbie the Robot helps children with autism to recognise emotions. The game integrates 3D animations and a real persons face, to communicate the emotion that the character is feeling. Robbie the Robot is a mechanical character on a journey to find his missing hat. Many autistic children find mechanical objects engaging and by combining this with a real human face the aim is for the child to practice indentifying emotions in a non-confrontational environment that they enjoy. The game reinforces the following keywords, which can be used as a tool by parents and teachers for encouraging positive behaviours in real life situations; 'happy', 'sad', 'angry', 'surprised'.
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http://www.whizkidgames.com/?game=tedsadventure
This game teaches the child that they have to look at someone to communicate, and that if someone is looking at them, they should respond correctly by looking back. The game does not eye contact by insisting 'look at me' but makes it a gradual process. The large eyed Teddy bear characters are super cute and non confrontational. The game reinforces the following keywords that parents and teachers can generalize into real world situations; look, looking, eyes.
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http://www.thekidzpage.com/onlinejigsawpuzzles/index.htm
Jigsaw Puzzles for learning more about Children with Autism.