Sunday, November 27, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Marcus Autism Center
This week I mentioned my MYP project to a women I babysit for and she told me she actually volunteers for the Marcus Autism Center, and would be happy to help me get in contact with them. I greatly apprecitae this.
The Marcus Austism Center was created in 1991 as the Marcus Development Resource Center at Emory University. Since then it has supplied clinical services, educational programs, outreach clinics,support services, and telemedicine. It also is currently researching ways to diagnose autism earlier. Since it's creation it has served around 40,000 children.
I will be contacting them, and will hopefully be able to voulnteer and advance my project.
http://www.marcus.org/
The Marcus Austism Center was created in 1991 as the Marcus Development Resource Center at Emory University. Since then it has supplied clinical services, educational programs, outreach clinics,support services, and telemedicine. It also is currently researching ways to diagnose autism earlier. Since it's creation it has served around 40,000 children.
I will be contacting them, and will hopefully be able to voulnteer and advance my project.
http://www.marcus.org/
Monday, November 21, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Speech Therapy
Part of autism is trouble communicating. Children with autism have trouble expressing and understaning their and other's feelings. This is believed to at least partially cause the outbursts and behavioral problems- frustration over not understanding or not being able to express what they mean.
There are a few different kinds of speech therapy:
1. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)- using other devices such as pictures, electronic devices, signs, etc. to express or enhance communiction.
2. Discrete trial training- communicating through actions
3. Functional communication training- using positive reinforcements to motivate kids to communicate
4. Generalized imitation- imitating the shapes of the mouth before making the sound
5. Mand training- the use of prompts to get the children to communicate independently
6. Peer mentors- communicating with other children
7. Relationship development intervention- developing relationships with others
8. Story scripts/social stories- stories and scripts used to learn about different social situations
I believe I will be using mostly the story script and discrete trial training in this program as well as a little peer mentors and functional communication training. Obviously we will be using scripts, because it is acting, but I would also like to focus on communicating the same thing through actions and movements because words aren't everything in acting. Interacting with their peers and positive motivation will also play a role in my program.
There are a few different kinds of speech therapy:
1. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)- using other devices such as pictures, electronic devices, signs, etc. to express or enhance communiction.
2. Discrete trial training- communicating through actions
3. Functional communication training- using positive reinforcements to motivate kids to communicate
4. Generalized imitation- imitating the shapes of the mouth before making the sound
5. Mand training- the use of prompts to get the children to communicate independently
6. Peer mentors- communicating with other children
7. Relationship development intervention- developing relationships with others
8. Story scripts/social stories- stories and scripts used to learn about different social situations
I believe I will be using mostly the story script and discrete trial training in this program as well as a little peer mentors and functional communication training. Obviously we will be using scripts, because it is acting, but I would also like to focus on communicating the same thing through actions and movements because words aren't everything in acting. Interacting with their peers and positive motivation will also play a role in my program.
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