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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!

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  • Thanks for everyones help. 

    I work in a specialist autism base so the the environment is built and set up with autistic needs at the forefront.  

    I have chosen to do art, craft and design so that we can cover everything from fine art, sculpture, photography, printing, digital, advertising, graphic design - so very broad I personally would never choose the fine art pathway. 

    I am going to give it a go with trying to avoid the actually term of lets research this. 

    I currently teach ks3 and conduct my classes with a lot of clear instruction, direction and support. But also with a lot of discussion, games involved so different from normal art classes. I also try to move away from the commonly used themes and artists, which is often over done and over choices in materials to suit each individuals sensory needs. 

    It is just this research element that is challenging as I say as it is one of the key areas for their GCSE and unfortunately I have to take a step back so that they can achieve it as independent work is one of the requirements.  I will do my best with the research part and try different approaches, previous teachers have tried doing it with the student or showing them videos etc connected to their interests, breaking it down into smaller tasks without any luck so I can only hope I can figure it out.

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  • Thanks for everyones help. 

    I work in a specialist autism base so the the environment is built and set up with autistic needs at the forefront.  

    I have chosen to do art, craft and design so that we can cover everything from fine art, sculpture, photography, printing, digital, advertising, graphic design - so very broad I personally would never choose the fine art pathway. 

    I am going to give it a go with trying to avoid the actually term of lets research this. 

    I currently teach ks3 and conduct my classes with a lot of clear instruction, direction and support. But also with a lot of discussion, games involved so different from normal art classes. I also try to move away from the commonly used themes and artists, which is often over done and over choices in materials to suit each individuals sensory needs. 

    It is just this research element that is challenging as I say as it is one of the key areas for their GCSE and unfortunately I have to take a step back so that they can achieve it as independent work is one of the requirements.  I will do my best with the research part and try different approaches, previous teachers have tried doing it with the student or showing them videos etc connected to their interests, breaking it down into smaller tasks without any luck so I can only hope I can figure it out.

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