News summaries for autism therapy: recess

definition of recess: Period during the school day when children are allowed to play freely.
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Adventure to Fitness Helps Kids with Autism Stay Active, Summarized Mar 18, 2013

Adventure to Fitness is a free exercise program that can be used to help all kids, especially those with autism or other special needs, to stay active. Many schools no longer require or have the resources for physical activity for kids; recess is short or not at all. Marc Lloyd, the head of Adventures to Fitness, offers “adventures” to 60,000 teachers in 11,000 schools.... Read more...

Summer School for Kids with Autism is not Just About Academics, Summarized Aug 1, 2011

Kids and young adults with autism may often need a summer “bridge” between one school year and the next.... Camp Hope is a one-week camp for young adults to practice independence along with cookouts, recess, and swimming. Many of these students receive the extended summer training as part of their individualized education plans (IEPs).

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School District Works to Keeps Kids with Autism in General Ed Classrooms, Summarized May 24, 2011

Anchor Bay School District is training their educators to be autism team members. Elementary school teachers, administrators, social workers, including several from Sugarbush Elementary, created plans, handbooks, and sensory boxes so that children with autism could remain in general education classes as much as possible. Autism team members returned to their schools to educate the remaining staff. Areas of focus include handling transitions from class to recess to lunch, using social stories, and visual schedules.

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Playground Partners Helps Kids with Autism During Recess, Summarized Apr 22, 2011

Touchstone Behavioral Health has a program called Playground Partners that works during recess with kids with autism. Therapists work with the children on activities designed to promote communication and social interaction. Recess-turned-education is ongoing at several schools in Arizona. Parents and therapists both say they’ve noticed increased teamwork and friendships among the kids. Playground Partners is not just limited to children with autism, but to any child having social interaction difficulties.

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