Well, folks, please excuse a political request - but since we were on the subject of autism here in this thread and it seems that many of you are interested I thought this would be a good place to ask.
Would you mind making a quick, 1 minute call to Rep. Joe Barton (Texas) ??
817-543-1000
This representative has the Autism bill tied up in the House of Rep. Its already passed the Senate (unanimously). This individual wouldn't let it even go to a vote. His reason is he wants it tied to the NIH bill - saying that everything in the Autism bill is funded in his NIH bill. This is NOT true. Only 3/10 of 1% of NIH money goes to Autism Research.
I just called and it literally took less than a minute. As soon as you call, tell them you'd like to leave a message for Mr. Barton. She will ask if it is related to the Autism Bill - and then she will take your name and state. That's it!!
Please make the call ASAP.
THANKS!
Students who have autism
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I just saw this thread and am very interested in looking at each and every reply in it before my next reply to it. Let me say though, that I just recently finished a master's degree in special education. My clinical practicum project turned out to be teaching the tuba to an 8 year old boy with severely low-functioning autism, but was the highest functioning in his classroom of otherwise non-verbal autistic students. I can share my final powerpoint presentation that I prepared for the practicum. I am now dual certified in Music and Special Ed. Send me an email, and I will give you my redacted version.
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Teaching one child with Aspergers
I have taught one child with aspergers. His problems are, as described in other posts, hearing pitch and complex counting (I guess we all have this problem, or at least I do).
I found he learned very well if I played along on another tuba. This allowed him to use a wide variety of sensory inputs to learn the horn. So far it has worked well.
I notice some confusion between ADD, ADHD, and autistic spectrum disorders on this post. ADD and ADHD are different, although they may accompany autism. There are also other issues that can be comorbid with autism, like sensory integration issues.
I found he learned very well if I played along on another tuba. This allowed him to use a wide variety of sensory inputs to learn the horn. So far it has worked well.
I notice some confusion between ADD, ADHD, and autistic spectrum disorders on this post. ADD and ADHD are different, although they may accompany autism. There are also other issues that can be comorbid with autism, like sensory integration issues.