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meaningful occupation

katiecooks

Hi,

I work with adults with autism who have learning disabilities and limited verbal communication.

As the majority of people I support may well never have the opportunity to go out and work, I'm always thinking of ways in which they could be meaningfully occupied throughout the day.

To extend and expand their occupations and opportunties for learning during the day, as a starting point I am looking at their special interests and passions, and thinking about ways i can explore this further.

Does anyone have some advice, experiences or stories to tell on this subject?

Thank you

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  • Hi,

    Thanks so much for your reply, that is so fantastic that you have supported his passions and interests that may follow through into possible career options!

    As I mentioned before the clients I work with may never have the opportunity to have a career, so the challenge is trying to figure out how they might like to spend their time (much of  which is spent at home) in activities that are meaningful to them...this I'm finding difficult as they are non-verbal and  unable to tell me what is meaningful to them?..

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  • Hi,

    Thanks so much for your reply, that is so fantastic that you have supported his passions and interests that may follow through into possible career options!

    As I mentioned before the clients I work with may never have the opportunity to have a career, so the challenge is trying to figure out how they might like to spend their time (much of  which is spent at home) in activities that are meaningful to them...this I'm finding difficult as they are non-verbal and  unable to tell me what is meaningful to them?..

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