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Does anyone have experience with including children with special needs in extracurricular activities? What types of activities did your kids participate in? What types of accommodations were made?Continue
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Tasha Bockness replied to Nicholle Taurins's discussion Extracurricular Activities for Children with Special NeedsElizabeth replied to Nicholle Taurins's discussion Extracurricular Activities for Children with Special Needs"My son has Asperger's, although now it's just called Austism Spectrum Disorder. My son grew so many social and team-building skills by participating in Upward Soccer, Basketball and Flag Football. We live in a community where…"
Tim LaMonica replied to Nicholle Taurins's discussion Extracurricular Activities for Children with Special Needs"Hi-
In our area there is an organization called TASK which stands for Team Activities For Special Kids.It is in St.Louis, Missouri. Our son participated in floor hockey and cooking class. For floor hockey, a volunteer stood with…"
Tobi Isaacs replied to Nicholle Taurins's discussion Extracurricular Activities for Children with Special Needs"Hi Nicholle,
Hope you are well. My son participated in T-ball last Summer through the community sports and rec. We played a team with a little boy in a wheelchair who participated in the T-ball game when batting and in the outfield. It put a huge…"
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Does anyone have experience with including children with special needs in extracurricular activities? What types of activities did your kids participate in? What types of accommodations were made?See More
Nicholle Taurins commented on Cecilia Cruse's blog post Inclusion From A Student’s Perspective"So glad to have discovered this; I don't know why I didn't see it before. I have just placed an Amazon order for the book. Can't wait! I believe this will be a great resource to inform others of the unique challenges faced by children…"
Nicholle Taurins commented on Joan M. Brennan's blog post Struggling Readers + Pinterest = GREAT Solutions!"Thank you for posting this. I have found a ton of great resources! I am now a follower of your board. I really appreciate the b/d reversal resources on Michelle Anthony's board, Struggling Readers, as well, because this continues to be a…"
Nicholle Taurins replied to School Specialty Team's discussion Cooking and Crafting"Thank you for posting the photo cards, Martianne!"
Nicholle Taurins commented on Cecilia Cruse's blog post New CDC Findings on Autism"We are on Spring Break so we are holding our school Autism Awareness Day next week... but for World Autism Awareness Day I wore my Autism Awareness "Accept * Understand * Love" shirt. I also changed our outdoor lights to blue bulbs as part…"
Nicholle Taurins replied to School Specialty Team's discussion Cooking and Crafting"An ASD class I work in often uses the school's Home Ec room to make cookies for the staff, and then deliver them. :-) We have standard recipes as well as picture recipes."
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Nicholle Taurins replied to Martianne Stanger's discussion Sensory Bins and Playdough"Meredith~ I will have to try making some moon sand! It seems like great fun! Thanks for posting."
Nicholle Taurins commented on Joan M. Brennan's blog post Gifted? Special Needs? Both? --- What to Do"Joan,
Just stopping by to thank you again and to say that I have found some of these websites to be exceptionally helpful. http://www.uniquelygifted.org/ has quickly become one of my go-to resources. It has a ton of links and is very thorough!…"
Nicholle Taurins commented on Cecilia Cruse's blog post Creative Workouts in Wheelchairs"Thank you for posting this! In the summer I work at a camp for differently-abled people of all ages, and several of them use a wheelchair. It seems like these could easily be adapted for the summer camp environment, and our campers would have a ball!"
Nicholle Taurins replied to Martianne Stanger's discussion Sensory Bins and Playdough"I agree, Chloe. Playfoam rocks! It's not messy, doesn't smell, and best of all, doesn't dry out and get all crusty! My kiddos love it!"
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