Autism and activities to learn spatial concepts
Spatial concepts are concepts that describe the position of one object in relation to another. These concepts are important as the child...
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Mar 26, 20231 min read
I decorate the Christmas Tree
Flora is learning the spatial concepts by decorating the Christmas tree. With the use of symbols, Flora is learning to place the...
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Mar 26, 20231 min read
Autism and Getting ready for Christmas Holidays
Flora, like many children with ASC, finds it difficult to cope with changes. Soon schools will close for the Christmas holidays and Flora...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
I am playing with the balloon
Flora builds her vocabulary by playing with a balloon. She is learning colours and new actions/verbs. For more information on vocabulary...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Autism and vocabulary building activities
In a previous post we have talked about the importance of planning activities that encourage communication. For more information, see...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Autism and Hygiene
Flora, like many children with ASC, has difficulty with some skills related to self-care and more specifically to hygiene, such as...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Wash my hands
Flora learns how to wash her hands correctly by following all the steps. Because of the current situation with the Coronavirus, washing...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
I am using my timetable!
Flora uses her visual timetable every day so that she can predict what is coming up during the day. Flora starts the day at school by...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Autism and Visual Timetable
Flora, like many children with ASC, has difficulty in social communication and interaction but she can also have difficulty with sudden...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20233 min read
Autism and Morning Routine
As Flora, like many children with ASC, has difficulty with social interaction and active participation in activities, it is important to...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Morning Circle
Flora starts her day at school with the Morning Circle. The Morning Circle can include the following sections: who is in class today,...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Flora learns about emotions!
Flora learns 4 basic emotions: happiness, sadness, anger and tiredness. Because Flora can't identify how she is feeling, we want to...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Autism and Emotions
Flora, like many children with ASC, has difficulty understanding and expressing her own emotions and recognising the feelings expressed...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Autism and the use of the mini whiteboard.
In a previous post we have talked about the importance of the visual timetable. You can find more information here. The use of the visual...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Autism and strategies to cope with emotions
In a previous post we have talked about the difficulty Flora is having in identifying her emotions and identifying strategies to manage...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
How do I react to my Emotions?
As Flora has consolidated her knowledge of the different emotions (see stage one here), she is now ready to learn strategies to manage...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Mini Canteen: Buying my snack
In Maths, Flora is currently learning how to manage money in a way more relatable to her , by buying her snack. We have chosen some of...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Autism and Snack Time: Money Management activity
In a previous post we have mentioned Flora's difficulty with Numeracy and Maths and the importance of combining Math activities with play...
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florastophasma
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Snack time
Snack time gives Flora an opportunity to practice her vocabulary and communication skills. We choose snack options that are tempting for...
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florastophasma
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Autism and Snack Time
In previous posts, we have mentioned the difficulty Flora and children with ASC have in social interaction and communication with others....
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