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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,

    Our other son ,age 12,who was non-verbal at the start (we thought he was deaf)until we got him a pony spends most of his time comunicating with it,to our amazment he has come on loads,but do's not go to school full time,but managed to get a saterday job walking a friends dog,but still does not comunicate much with people,we do worrie about his future,but i feel that i we can only live for to day with him and if he smiles so do we.

    I have found animals may help them to talk or say the odd word.

    I am also an artist and do lots of art with our children,this helps comunication and express of feelings with them. Yes it is hard work,we only have a tiny house,and we get very tierd alot(all the time) but every activity helps however small or big.

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  • Hi,

    Our other son ,age 12,who was non-verbal at the start (we thought he was deaf)until we got him a pony spends most of his time comunicating with it,to our amazment he has come on loads,but do's not go to school full time,but managed to get a saterday job walking a friends dog,but still does not comunicate much with people,we do worrie about his future,but i feel that i we can only live for to day with him and if he smiles so do we.

    I have found animals may help them to talk or say the odd word.

    I am also an artist and do lots of art with our children,this helps comunication and express of feelings with them. Yes it is hard work,we only have a tiny house,and we get very tierd alot(all the time) but every activity helps however small or big.

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