Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
Autistic…Artisitic….and Amazing.
Some people with autism have amazing talents and many are not recognized for them. This young man’s artistic talent is amazing. Just watch:
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March 1st, 2011 | Art, Creative Arts | Read More
Paper Crafting
We love Art Therapy. But why should you do crafts or art in classroom for students with Special needs? Let me list a few reasons:
1. Assists in building fine motor skills.
2. Creates a new way for students to learn another leisure activity
3. Creates an avenue for meeting sensory needs...
January 5th, 2011 | Art, Creative Arts | Read More
National Gallery of Art for Kids
You have to check this site out. Students with Autism would Love it. It’s the National Gallery of Art and it contains several types of interactive art activities.
Look at this one. Would your students with autism not love playing with this? I have to admit I spent quite a bit of time...
April 4th, 2009 | Art, Creative Arts | Read More
Coloring!
All children love to color… in fact I love to color! There are many of our students on the spectrum who also love to color – particularly those who are functioning at the higher end of the spectrum. I have had many experiences with students living with Asperger’s syndrome who love the...
March 22nd, 2009 | Art, Creative Arts | Read More
Calming Techniques and Art
You know that many of our students with autism struggle with anxiety and stress at a level that may be more significant than their age level peers. There are research studies that are now being conducted to measure the levels of stress in the body and it’s relationship to the level of autism...
February 28th, 2009 | Art, Creative Arts | Read More
Craft-Therapy
No, there is no such thing as Craft-Therapy – I made it up. But, there is certainly therapeutic benefit from using art with students who have special needs.
There are so many ways to use crafts to benefit our students and here are just a few:
Increase fine motor skills
Decrease sensory aversion...
February 13th, 2009 | Art, Creative Arts | Read More
Art in the Classroom
As we discussed in an earlier post, there are so many ways and reasons why we use Art in the classroom with our students who have autism spectrum disorders. The use of visual stimulation with color, design, texture and form can enhance the learning of basic skills. Also the use of fine and gross motor...
September 13th, 2008 | Art, Creative Arts | Read More
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