Here is a rough guide how parents and
teachers and other guardians can help children with autism use their
special interests.
Subjects: Art, science, music, craft,
maths
Skills: Drawing, creating, writing,
making, numbers
Knowledge: Birds, pictures, tunes,
plants, patterns
Encourage the child to work on related
activities to do with their interest. Eg if it is music, they can
draw instruments, write their own tunes, write a guide, photograph
things. Go to places of interest and learn about music. Join groups
of same interest. Play the music instruments.
All these can help the child to
socialise and not be alone all the time. They can also learn more and
get educated. It could later on become a career.
So, what about me? Well, I liked
writing stories at school. English, as it was known then, was my
favourite lesson despite being bullied. And look what I do know – I
am an author writing for adults and children.
This is a brief guide to a full book I
have planned to write about hobbies and interests for children with
autism, as part of the Rainbow School guide series and 'Learn about
autism'.
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