Today was Autism Awareness day at PDC.
We wanted to raise awareness about autism and diversity in our classrooms. Autism is a reality for more and more children and families. Today the PDC students spoke for these children who cannot do it themselves.
Research has demonstrated that peers can help teach social skills to students with autism. Peers also benefit by having students with autism in the classroom. When peers of children with autism are educated about autism, and are given an opportunity to act as peer tutors/buddies, they learn acceptance and empathy, act as role models, and become more aware of individual strengths and weaknesses (Wagner, 1999).
We walk around our neighborhood, we enjoyed games in the school yard, and watched the teachers play soccer against some very lucky students as well.
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