Looking for feedback from parents with autistic children in public schools

Hello Everyone,



       Having Autistic children in parts of my family, I naturally have always wanted to help create something to help ease the mind of  parents with Autisitic children while their kids are at school. The idea I came up with is a tool of sorts to help teachers and staff alike help ease children with Autisim. The idea is simple. Having the children wear a bracket that has attachable trinkets that represent the subjects or activitys that each individual child deeply enjoys that also helps calm them. So if your child finds happiness in doing math,art, reading books etc. You put that trinket on the braclet that shows their specific interests. By doing this, whenver the child has an outburst the teacher or staff can easily recall the trinkets on the braclet and know some things that might help calm them or bring them happiness. By having specific charms relating directly to the child's needs parents will have a better feeling of wellness when their child is at school out of their control. It also helps teachers by not having to go back to files and read what activity or subject helps the child most in those situations. Now most people assume the teacher will already know all that or should. But by this simple implication it will give the teacher immediate knlowedge and ideas for help just by glancing at the braclet. This will also help anyone who isn't their teacher who might be a staff member who might now know specifics of the child in case the situation arrives where the child is having an outburst where the teacher isn't present at the specific time. Braclets like this alreay exist for children with food allergies. Just though that implication could be shown to be effective, or of some use in other fields of the needs of our children while at school where they don't have their parents their for guidance. Any and all feed back is welcome please share your opinions with me. Thank you all for reading. 

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  • Hi, i am not sure which age range you are suggesting this for, and if for special schools or public shools, but i asked my 13 year old son about this and explained it to him, he is not in a special school for his Autism and prefer to be in the same school as his brother, but says he would be very against this because he feels it would label him and cause other children to make fun of him, in which case i can understand, but yes i would say it would work well in a school for children with these difficulties only,  its never been a problem with my son as he becomes quiet and fearful rather than angry with outbursts, hes never had an outburst in school i suppose all children are different.

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  • Hi, i am not sure which age range you are suggesting this for, and if for special schools or public shools, but i asked my 13 year old son about this and explained it to him, he is not in a special school for his Autism and prefer to be in the same school as his brother, but says he would be very against this because he feels it would label him and cause other children to make fun of him, in which case i can understand, but yes i would say it would work well in a school for children with these difficulties only,  its never been a problem with my son as he becomes quiet and fearful rather than angry with outbursts, hes never had an outburst in school i suppose all children are different.

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