Posted by admin on Jan 23, 2009 in
Autism Therapy What do you get when you mix paint, shaving cream, paste, streamers, flat bottomed ice cream cones, jello, smashed hard candy, 35 kids with varying degrees of Autism, 20 kids and teens to pair with them, and adults and behavioral techs to pair with the others? Besides one of the longest run-on sentences you’ve read in a while? You get: Art for Autism! Our autism therapy program that we started in 2006 in order to help children with autism.
According to the ArtTherapyandAutism.com website, art therapy can accomplish many things:
1.Imagination/abstract thinking deficits
2. Sensory Integration
3. Emotions/self-expression
4. Developmental Growth
5. Recreation/Leisure skills
6. Visual-spatial deficits
I thank ArtTherapyandAutism.com for their contribution to this article.
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Posted by admin on Jan 22, 2009 in
Autism Information Well, yesterday was Autism Awareness Day in the state of Mississippi (my home state). And it was a big day for those of us who have children with autism. We met in Jackson, Mississippi at the state capital building (which is absolutely gorgeous!) and showed our numbers. For a rally in the middle of the week, it wasn’t a bad showing. There were three of us from my home county. We were there to educate our representatives on the issues. To give them autism information and let them know how many children we are serving in their home district. The stats are staggering. 1 in 130 children are on the autism spectrum in our home county…our little county in Mississippi! Read more…
Posted by admin on Jan 19, 2009 in
Autism Information I’m a Christian first. Wife and mom second. Autism Activist probably comes in fourth or fifth. If you ask my boys, there are days that Autism takes over my life. One of those days will be this Wednesday, January 21st. It is Autism Awareness Day in Mississippi. It is the day that all of us Autism Activists from all over the state of Mississippi will descend like vultures and pick apart the state legislators who dare cut funding for our kids! And thank those legislators who have the guts to sponsor bills on our behalf. It is time to get autism information out to those who need it! Read more…
Posted by admin on Jan 15, 2009 in
Autism Education By now you’ve heard about the 8-year-old little girl with autism who was dragged away from her Idaho school in handcuffs after having a melt-down in school. Evelyn wore her favorite cow sweatshirt to school and was told she couldn’t wear it to her Christmas party. Her teachers were tucking the ears and tail in her pants. Teachers told her that she couldn’t attend the Christmas party unless she tucked the cow parts in. Evelyn ran past them. One thing led to another and the teachers grabbed the girl. She started kicking and hitting and spitting at them. And then the police were called. Evelyn’s mom had to pick her up. Not from school. From a juvenile detention center! These teachers obviously have no background in autism education! And it seems to be a growing problem. Read more…
Posted by admin on Jan 14, 2009 in
Autism Therapy Parents of a child with autism face very difficult decisions. What type of autism therapy do I pursue? Is this behavior correctable through therapy, medicine, or is this just part of his or her make up? Will this behavior eventually go away? Read more…
