Celebrating Autism Awareness Week, Rannoch Class decided to make their thoughts on Autism their own individual ones. They made posters to show how Autism affects them and the things other boys and girls should look out for in order to help someone with Autism.
Autism is a condition which means a person’s brain works differently to other people’s and affects the way they experience the world around them.
Some boys and girls with Autism may have problems with communication, (some boys and girls do not speak until they’re older, some may not speak at all, while others will not say too much but can talk) social interaction (like sitting eating with others can be an ordeal, going to a concert full of people can be a highly anxious time ) and flexibility of thought (often children with Autism will not ‘get’ a joke, or can be fixated with things that really interest them so nothing else matters). All of this can affect how children make sense of the world around them and relate to other people.
Our boys and girls are very lucky at St Mary’s that we have an ‘Autism’ Resource within our mainstream primary school. We have lots of opportunities to do different things, although right now there are restrictions in place because of Covid -19 so cannot access classes the way we are used to doing, but hope these restrictions will be over soon.
Mrs MacDonald, Mrs Hilson, Miss De
