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How do you fit autism people into the school?
Oh, well, we accept everyone, don't we Carlito?
Yep!
So we, we celebrate diversity Mhm!
Do you remember what day week we celebrate that's all about acceptance and diversity?
Harmony Day?
He (Carlito) was friendly and kind.
He was very... very loving
Hello!
I am...
We just got this new green bin.
Goodbye everyone!
A little bit hard to understand sometimes, but very very kind at heart.
you're in the school band aren't you? Mhm!
Junior band!
And what do you like best about that?
Drums.
Yes
Playing the drums.
Yeah, we've got very very creative
and talented teachers but also lots of support personnel to help - help you do your best!
Mhm!
And you also can have a chewy toy Mhm!
Why are you looking at me?
I'm looking because I'm curious. You have a lot of
energy, and you have a great energy and, um, yeah!
I'm just curious. I like to get to know people and I think I want to get to know you.
What were your first impressions of Tyrone?
Um, shy, um, sort of big
he was fun
why are you looking at me?
I'm just looking to see if there is something you might
actually need or if there's something
actually stressing you out or are you actually in
trouble and just chucking a little tanti like some small children tend to do.
Scarlet's a little sweetie, she's got a happy little smile.
She's just a beautiful little girl
Scarlett, I love you so much
sister and brother
Love love love
Happy birthday, 7 year old!
Why are you looking at me?
I see you in the street walking
and I'm looking at you because you're interesting.
and there's something about you that interest me
Whether you have a disability or not, there's something about you that interests me
Tristan seem to be everybody's protector
He looked after everybody and he was just...
he just really looked out for all the other kids.
He was... I like him, he's really good.
Why are you looking at me?
Because I think you're a nice looking young man.
I'm looking at you because
I noticed that you're behaving differently
in a public place
Why are you looking at me?
I'm looking at you because you're a funny young man
you've got lots of sense of humour, you're a
leader in the school, I can see how
you're improving in your communication skills,
your literacy skills, your numeracy skills.
I can see the way that you get on with your peers
and how much joy you give to the staff at the school
that's why I'm looking at you
I'm looking at you because you're my son
you're my joy, you're my sunshine,
and no matter what you are, God has given me you
and I'm gonna love you and cherish you and make the best possible life for you.
To be completely honest, I don't have a really good understanding of autism.
I think it's a learning - like something to do with a learning ability?
I'm not sure if I've met that many people with autism but the people
that I've known that have been affected by autism have all been really amazing
people who have really kind of amazing viewpoints on the world.
But yeah, that's kind of my very limited understanding.
My understanding of autism is that
it is a spectrum disorder,
which means that it's not one-size-fits-all
and people have a range of different abilities as well as perhaps some quirky behaviours.
My understanding of autism is that not one -
no two students with autism are the same.
They all have varying needs,
different needs, different sensory diets required,
different sensory impairments.
They all need to be treated individually, and,
and with dignity and respect like all students and it's up to
us to work out how the autistic student is trying to communicate with us and
their needs, and... yeah.
It's a very broad spectrum.
my understanding of autism is
that we should look at it as if people
are a different type of brilliant
so that really they're just like
everybody else but they're, um, they've
just got a slightly different way of thinking,
and and how they deal with
social situations, but that's fine we really should celebrate that rather than
putting a dark cloud over it. And people I've worked with with autism um really
fantastic people so so yeah
Autism is a rather big spectrum with
children with a range of difficulties and abilities that need to be addressed.
Some of them can be the behavioral side of it where they can be frustrated but
is that actually a form of communication? Are they actually trying to tell us something?
Which is where we need to step back.
Most-improved in his language skills and
sustaining longer communications with friends and staff,
Tyrone!
*Applause*
They have their specialty areas
as well, which they really like to tap into.
And that could actually be with numbers,
with gaming, with a range of things - reading books can be another
thing, so children on the spectrum are special children indeed, but they need to
be supported and allowed to be themselves.
*continued applause*
Yay!
Good job! You got it!
Me me me me!
You!
You you you!
My understanding of autism is that
I believe that we are all somewhere on the autism spectrum,
and it relates to me that there's something
really specifically that I could focus on or
somebody else could focus on a bit more than others that...
makes you a bit different.
That makes you different to other people, because I might I might be
focusing on, um, on being particular in the house about certain things and wanting to
know certain things and... and only wanting to know that and someone who
might have been on the Autism Spectrum that is, um... a bit more intense with that
has therefore different behaviors that are so-called not normal, but at the same time,
the perception of the person is no different to my perception or your perception.
If that make sense?
Thank you for coming up and asking me a good question!
You're welcome!
*both laugh*