Hillery Malcolm
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10/1/2017
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Hillery Malcolm
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I had an child with Autism that was obsessed with monster trucks. He even wrote his name as Grave Digger. He was only in kindergarten but was very bright. He made truck sounds which switched gears as we walked down the hall. he refused to do anything in class. He would not talk to other people and would only make car noises. He did not play with others or even care to play and socialize with the other students. It was as if he was in his on world and did not need human contact. He was very hard to motivate. I really had to think outside the box. I started with having him paint using his monster trucks. This was a huge hit with him and was the start of a working relationship. We also made a collage using pictures and words from his monster truck magazines. It was clear that if the activity was something that interested him, he was one of the most engaged students in the room. We also created our own monster trucks using watercolors and also created one using clay. |