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.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Other Methods
The ABA and TEACCH method are two of the most popular and observed methods, but there are others.
The Denver and Greenspan methods are two similar methods. They emphasize play, social interactions, and the shring of emotions. They allow the children to control what is going on and what will discuss. They emphasize going into the childs world in order to make them more comfortable. They also promote a positive relationship between the children, and seem to be the most helpful with emotions and social situations. I believe I will base most of my program after these methods. I will allow the children to develop their own script and how they want to participate in the program. I want them to be in charge, and focus alot on the emotions behind what they do. I want them to especially focus on interactions during social situations.
Other people enroll their children skills groups and focus on social interactions. Experts suggest writing "scripts" of what to do during social interactions, videotaping others and the children having conversations, and discussing things they enjoy. I can most definitely use all of these ideas in my program. Obviously I will have a script for the final performance. I will let the children develop it themselves, (utilizing the Denver and Greenspan method) but request it be about different social situations. I can videotape how others and they themselves perform, and show them the differences. I believe this will help them both in their performing and their everyday social situations.
The Denver and Greenspan methods are two similar methods. They emphasize play, social interactions, and the shring of emotions. They allow the children to control what is going on and what will discuss. They emphasize going into the childs world in order to make them more comfortable. They also promote a positive relationship between the children, and seem to be the most helpful with emotions and social situations. I believe I will base most of my program after these methods. I will allow the children to develop their own script and how they want to participate in the program. I want them to be in charge, and focus alot on the emotions behind what they do. I want them to especially focus on interactions during social situations.
Other people enroll their children skills groups and focus on social interactions. Experts suggest writing "scripts" of what to do during social interactions, videotaping others and the children having conversations, and discussing things they enjoy. I can most definitely use all of these ideas in my program. Obviously I will have a script for the final performance. I will let the children develop it themselves, (utilizing the Denver and Greenspan method) but request it be about different social situations. I can videotape how others and they themselves perform, and show them the differences. I believe this will help them both in their performing and their everyday social situations.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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