I didn't realize how many people are affected by Autism. It showed me that I need to be prepared for what lies ahead, so that I can actually help ALL of my students learn.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Speaker: Michelle Rhoades Cahoon
In just 45 minutes, I learned so much about Autism. I work at a day care and I have had several children with Autism in my care. I have never been trained on how to work with those children, so it was sort of frustrating for me. Since my shift was in the afternoon, I was there for "play time," when the scheduled school day was over. There was no structure, just ripping the room apart as best as the kids could! I think that any child care provided needs to be provided with tools and resources in order to help the child maintain a comfortability and in order for the teacher to not lose her mind, because it is honestly frustrating when you don't know what to do.
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I loved this speaker. We did learn so much and I love the teaching ideas she gave us to help students who may have autism. I am glad we had the opportunity to listen to her and learn from her. When she shared her story about her son it made it more personal and I could tell she was so genuine!
ReplyDeleteI also learn SO MUCH this day. It was amazing to me how much Michelle was able to learn on her own about Autism. I found her stories and ideas to be extremely valuable.
ReplyDeleteIt is important to be able to provide lessons and education to all students in the classroom, even though everyone learns differently.