Today we talked about what Autism is in order to prepare for Autism Awareness Day.
Tomorrow, to show empathy and understanding about Autism, we are asking all members of our school community to wear blue.
This first video is one of my former AWESOME students:
Watch these videos and experience what some artists have said Autism feels like.
Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project) from Miguel Jiron on Vimeo.
Look at these beautiful photos a father has taken of his Autistic son in order to try to get inside his mind.
wow thats really sad it must be so difficult to concentrate and do work for long periods of time. you know what this means for the leadership club... Fundraiser!
ReplyDeleteI think an awareness-raiser might be more effective. What would we fundraise for?
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Deleteerr.... pat you there I asked if you want to fundraise for autism speaks
DeletePeople that have Autism can have very nice voices
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy and sad what they hear
ReplyDeletei think that the videos were a simple and effective way to put the message out there!
ReplyDeleteThose videos make me sad for everything kids with autism have to go through.
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DeleteIt makes me feel bad for the autistic people because we focus on one sound that is coming at us but for autistic people try to but they hear many sounds coming at them at once so i feel like i should do something to help them.
ReplyDeletei really like the 2nd video i like the drawing and the i like the laser beam photo.
ReplyDeleteI really like the video about what autism feels like. I think that it is sad that kids with autism have to go though with all of that.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could cope with that much noise at once.I got a headache from the simulation videos.I feel bad for them,it must be super hard to read quietly or do anything quiet with all the noise.
ReplyDeletethe video about what it feels like made me realize how hard it would be to be Autistic.
ReplyDeleteWow, I had no Idea that autism felt like that.
ReplyDeleteI read a book about this kid called Jake. He has Autism and he got in College at 9 or 10 for Math and Science. I think that you can't call a Autistic kid dumb 'cause Autism has nothing to do with that. I think people have to know more about Autism.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if that is one of the cases where someone with autism has a lot of talent in one subject but not quite as much as an average person's talent in another subject.
ReplyDeleteThat is really sad, now I understand it more. I never knew that they hear all those sounds! It's kind of amazing that they can hear so well but it's also unfortunate that they hear all those sounds at the same time, it must be so hard to focus.
ReplyDeletei feel bad now listening what they have to go true
ReplyDeleteI once told Charlotte autism is like a special power that not everyone has but thousands of people in the WHOLE WORLD have it
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great way to think of it!
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DeleteWow, I had no idea autism felt like that. I am glad that I am not autistic.
ReplyDeleteNow I understand... it would be so hard to focus on one noise... I feel so bad for all the autistic kids. It would be soooo hard. I don't think I would be able to cope with that. People need to realize how hard it would be.
ReplyDeletei wouldn't be able to live that way that is so sad tear
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way, the singing my one of Shauna's former students was beautiful.
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Deleteyeah it was beautiful
DeleteIt's sad how that happens... the last video really gave me an idea of how it feels, and, how annoying would it be to live with that noise every second of your life!
ReplyDeleteautism is not always the happiest thing but, people with autism can be pretty awesome just because they have autism does not mean that they can't become great successors the can accomplish everything we can they are awesome!-ellis
ReplyDeleteI agree that autism is not the best to have but they still are the same as use and i find they have a very special ability
DeleteThe last video made me feel sad that I can't do anything to help, but the first video made me feel happy because although you may have autism, that doesn't stop you from following your dream.
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I have a friend who has autism but I think he has the less severe autism. I think it is really sad and I would do anything to help him.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I had know idea that thats how kids with autism hear. -Nat
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ReplyDeleteI had a dream kind of like that
ReplyDeletefor the first video it was awesome! because her voice was amazing!
ReplyDeleteand she should perform somewhere live! like a studio or a talent
show somewhere! it was so amazing! and even though she is autistic
i didn't even realize! she was great! and it was so emotional to watch!
for the second video it was interesting and sad at the same time! because it was
interesting to see how some people feel! and it isn't a shame at all to be like that
and the last video was just like that second video but at the end it was so sad because there was a video that said that there was a mom who hated her autistic daughter
This was awesome Rainbow Eggheads! Have you ever wanted to be inside someones head? I know when I work with children with Autism, I always want to know what they are thinking. Sometimes we treat people with Autism differently because we think they do not understand, but maybe they know exactly what is going on, but they have difficultly explaining it or expressing it. Something to think about.
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