Autism & Disability Awareness

Internet Hunt

By Cindy Glew

1. First, go to this website to find out truth & lies about disabilities.

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/kidsweb/truthorlie.html

2. Autism is a kind of _______________ disorder.

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism.html

3. Can you “catch” autism from somebody? _______________

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism_p2.html

4. People with autism usually develop symptoms around what age? ___________________

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism_p2.html

5. Is there a cure for autism? _______________

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism_p4.html

6. Spoken language can be hard to learn for kids with autism. Most understand words better by seeing them, so therapists teach them how to communicate by ____________________

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism_p4.html

7. Name one difference infants with autism have in communication. ____________________

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm#aut3

8. Name one difference in social relationships infants with autism might have. ________________________________________

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm#aut3

9. ABOARD is a group in Pittsburgh who provide information about autism. What do the letters in the word ABOARD stand for? _______________________________________

http://www.aboard.org/

10. Who is Temple Grandin?

http://www.hugsfeelgood.com/temple_grandin.html

11. Choose a page from the autism coloring book. Print it.

http://www.hugsfeelgood.com/printables_autism.html

12. Read a short story about a boy with autism.

http://www.hugsfeelgood.com/Kevin_and_the_French_Fry.pdf

13. This page has pictures that help autistic kids communicate. Choose a picture you can use at recess. Print it.

http://www.usevisualstrategies.com/pix/leisurw.htm

14. Autistic people have a difficult time recognizing how other people are feeling according to their facial expressions. Play “The Feelings Game” online to see one way facial expressions are taught to children with autism.

http://www.do2learn.com/games/feelingsgame/index.htm

15. Social stories help people with autism cope with certain situations. Click this link then print a social story.

http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/autistic/Social%20Stories/social_stories.htm

16. Choose a picture recipe for someone with autism. Print it.

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/picturerecipes.html

17-20. Find 4 traits people with autism might have. 1. ____________________,

2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=checklist