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I teach autistic teenagers - looking for advice

HettieLleshi

Hi there, 

So i teach in a specialist autism base in which our secondary students do not mix with main school. 

The area I am looking into at the moment is offering Art GCSE - of which we have some excitement and interest. 

Generally any tips or advice in delivering art to autistic teens, especially in regards to the following - 

- Researching (we have students who love art but refuse and will not research even with something they are interested in) THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING I NEED HELP WITH Slight smile

- Imagination (some students are extremely imaginative whilst others need a bit more help) 

Any advice, or ideas would be great. 

I am myself autistic but thrived in art, I just want to provide my students with the best experience and support them in the best way possible!

Parents

  • Hi,

    I'm Autistic myself and have studied Autism for over 20 years, I may be able to help.

    Researching - Interested in Art is not the same as researching Art, I'm a fine artist but I have no interest in researching Art and Artists. That's possibly why. If they find researching difficult that's another possibility.

    Imagination - I strongly assume it's females who have bigger imaginations. That's one of the differences between Autistic males and females, females have enormous imaginations compared to males, some even say their imagination feels more real than reality itself. 

    If I find more I'll let you know.

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  • Hi,

    I'm Autistic myself and have studied Autism for over 20 years, I may be able to help.

    Researching - Interested in Art is not the same as researching Art, I'm a fine artist but I have no interest in researching Art and Artists. That's possibly why. If they find researching difficult that's another possibility.

    Imagination - I strongly assume it's females who have bigger imaginations. That's one of the differences between Autistic males and females, females have enormous imaginations compared to males, some even say their imagination feels more real than reality itself. 

    If I find more I'll let you know.

Children
  • in reply to Daniel

    Thank you for your insight. 

    Interestingly I have found our boys are more imaginative which is interesting. 

    The researching element has been a bit of a struggle, most students whilst not too enthused will get on with it and complete is - as it is a key part of the course. we have one particular student who when at home will spend hours looking at things on the internet, searching forums etc but in the school environment completely shuts down when it relates to their work. I am wondering whether it is a home/school thing in which they don't want to overlap? But unfortunately it is a necessary part of more than one of their chosen GCSEs.