The Hidden Curriculum and the Autistic Student

Andrea Trafford, an ASD consultant from Kinark Child and Family Services, presented a workshop on how to help teachers understand the world of the autistic child. She highlighted how conventional, social rules need to be explicitly taught to autistic students. Moreover, she stressed the importance of how all traditions, rules and rituals that pertain to school, homelife, culture, community, workplace, relationship ettiquette and the legal system -- all need to be defined and directly taught to autistic students. Her workshop was insightful and a powerful reminder on how to help ASD students.

Inspirational and Influential Speaker: Annie Hussey

Annie Hussey, now a York University student, coaches Simcoe teachers about her journey through the Autism Spectrum (A.S.) into the rigid, conventional world.

Her heartfelt story helped me experience (beyond the theory of A.S.)........her Austism Spectrum world and the complexity of feelings and mulitfaceted perceptions that she experienced as she navigated her way through school. Her sheroic story of wrestling with A.S. to become a "normal" citizen reignited my compassion, empathy and hope for any student who has exceptionalities.


Thanks Annie!

To contact or book this insightful speaker email her at annemic_royalty@hotmail.com.

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