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Redefining Inclusion
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The fear is realAmid fear of shootings, parents and students count down till school's out for summer - May 2018
Parents Fear for Kids’ Safety in Schools Reaches Two-Decade High - July 2018
More Parents, Children Fearful for Safety at School - August 2018
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3 Components to Diminish the Fear
● Difference between Autism and Mental Health
● Background knowledge on Autism
● How to make a more inclusive environment in your school
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Detail-focused Cognitive Style/Central Coherence
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Theory of Mind
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▪I interpret language literally
I am a Concrete Thinker
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I am Visually Oriented▪Show me rather than tell me
▪Visual organizers help me hold information still
▪Routines and structure with visual reminders are key
▪ Visual Timers
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My Senses are Out of Sync
▪Sounds
▪Smells
▪Tastes
▪Touch
▪Vestibular and proprioceptive
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AOWL definitionInclusion is the active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity. Such engagement involves individual relationships as well as connections that are made through the curriculum, in co-curricular activities, and in broader communities where the basis of belonging may be intellectual, social, cultural, or geographic. Inclusion is a mindset that encourages learning communities to initiate positive ways to increase awareness of differences and to promote a welcoming climate for everyone.
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Public School definition Regarding individuals with disabilities and special education, inclusion secures opportunities for students with disabilities to learn alongside their non-disabled peers in general education classrooms.
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● The CDC found that, on average, 1 in 59 children was identified as having ASD in communities where prevalence was tracked. In Minnesota, this was identified as 1 in 42.
● Almost half of children identified with ASD have average or above average intellectual ability.
● ASD occurs among all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups
● Boys are 4 times more likely to be identifiedwith ASD than girls
Autism in our Schools
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Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be difficult
● No medical test, like a blood test, to diagnose ● Doctors look at the child’s behavior and development
Age of diagnosis varies
● Sometimes be detected at 18 months or younger. ● By age 2, a diagnosis by an experienced professional can be
considered very reliable.● Many children do not receive a diagnosis until much older.
Age 5 (you may be the first to see it) ● This delay or lack of being diagnosed means that children
with ASD might not get the help they need.
Detection of Autism
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● Are there students attending (or applying to) my school that may be better served elsewhere?
● How can I help my staff better serve students with ASD, related learning differences, and/ or behavior challenges?
Questions to Ask Yourself
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We provide a personalized learning path integrating academic, social and life skills for qualifying students with ASD and related learning differences
● Small class sizes (7-9 with a 4-1 student/teacher ratio)● Students grouped by academic/social levels vs. grade/age● Curriculum focused on academic, social and life skills● Individual lesson plans● Sensory rooms● Behavior Specialists on staff● Wrap around services (psychotherapy, behavior intervention,
family therapy, occupational, physical and speech therapies● Accommodations
Academy of Whole Learning
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How can your school partner with AOWL?How can AOWL support your school?
● Refer students to AOWL
AOWL can provide:● Teacher training● Staff presentations
Topics include: Autism 101, True Inclusion,Effective Behavior Management, TherapeuticLanguage, etc.
Contact us for additional information
Partnership
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Financial Challenges
● AOWL’s Cost per Student - $35,000
● State of Minnesota Public Schools per Student - $11,000
● State of MN Public Student with ASD - $21,000
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Financial Challenges of Specialized Education● Additional space needed
○ Within classrooms○ Sensory break spaces
● More staff needed○ Teacher Assistants within classrooms○ Behavior Therapists/Counselors○ Smaller class size
● Specialized Tools○ Learning, visual and furniture
● Customized software● Additional time of school team
○ Teachers, Therapists, Admin and parents● Additional Training for all staff● Specialized supplies
○ Odor free cleaning chemicals○ Light covers on all overhead lights
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Autism Tool Kit
● Blue light covers - $25
● Bean bag chair - $85
● Assortment of fitgets - $20
● Room dividers - $69
● Visual timer - $26
● Noise reducing ear muffs - $12
● Weighted blanket - $60
$300
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● Sensory spaces in each classroom○ Alternative seating
● Teach SEL in your school○ CASEL
● Build relationships - purposeful relationships - they want you to, they just don’t know how to tell you
● Consider your Schedule○ Breaks○ Structuring the unstructured times
● Use your specialists - if you don’t have specialists near you or in your school, use ours :)
● Going SLOW to go FAST● Walkabouts
Next Steps for Administrators
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Purposeful Identification● have trouble relating to others or not have an interest in other people at all
● avoid eye contact and want to be alone
● have trouble understanding other people’s feelings or talking about their own feelings
● appear to be disinterested when people talk to them
● be very interested in people, but not know how to talk, play, or relate to them
● repeat or echo words or phrases said to them, or repeat words or phrases in place of normal
language
● have trouble expressing their needs using typical words or motions
● repeat actions over and over again
● have trouble adapting when a routine changes
● have unusual reactions to the way things smell, taste, look, feel, or sound
● lose skills they once had (for example, stop saying words they were using)
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At your school - ● Being sent to the principal’s office
● Alone at recess, lunch
● Being ignored in the hall
● A student without friends
● Solely seeks adult interaction
● Overly sensitive to fire drills
● Refusing to participate when something changes
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Questions?