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https://gaeloideachas.ie/uathachas-san-oideachas-lan-ghaeilge/?lang=ga Establishing a new Autism Class
https://gaeloideachas.ie/podchraoladh-nua-paisti-uathacha-a-mhuineadh-sa-choras-lan-ghaeilge/?lang=ga
Gaeloideachas
NCSE Padlet
Middletown
Peter Vermeulen NB 2022
Autism advisor will be supporting from September & an exceptional closure day for whole school.
Padlet from NCSE
Good Practice
https://www.gov.ie/en/service/5ef45c-neps/

One autistic student is one autistic student – everyone if unique and wonderful
Class team very important
Words make worlds – Bí cúramach – literal interpretation of language
Idiom a week for whole school – Tá an ghrian ag scoilteadh na gcloch – Déan tomhas – Ag rith ar nós na gaoithe
Inside out – importance of a programme to teach emotions – Your’re Fired
Love of details and amazing memory – birthdays etc – use to advantage
Theory of Mind – Executive functioning – The double empathy problem – Be aware that there may be struggles for all involved.
Physical Environment – Visual – Transitions – Expectations – Routine – Colour Code books – areas – yards? Transition every day, every activity, every location – Transition to primary school to secondary – processing time- 13 seconds – American Accent – Echolalia
Big 5 senses – visual – lights – too busy – Smell – Too strong – perfume, cleaning products – Taste – choice of child – Touch – can love to touch, lick, rub different textures – Noise – your voice, tone, heat, water, computer, noise in class
Student voice NB – A Total communication approach for children and young people NCSE – LAOS

NEPS

Collaborative approach – Staff – Parents – Pupils and NEPS

Planning meeting to support pupils

Continuum of support – Whole school and classroom support for all

School support for some

School Support Plus for a few

Inclusion Policy required to meet diversity of needs of children – Integral part of any school plan

ALL children are welcomed and diversity is welcomed and celebrated and ALL student are connected and part of whole school life – belonging/

Wellbeing NB to support

Positive ethos based on shared understanding of inclusion and its benefits for all

Community of Practice NB for staff in Class and school

Inclusion, supported structured activities to engage in learning and relaxation activities and included as much as is possible. A sense of connection and belonging for all, interpersonal relationships, creates acceptance, compassion and understanding.

NEPS support transitions, assessment, educational planning, anxiety. for parents, reluctant attendance, joint work with others when necessary. Multi agency work, Tusla, HSE, Autism cluster groups

What is happening/ starting point? Why is it happening/information gathering? How can we help/planning and intervention with most updated strategies, who is involved ? It our work helping/ review/ highlight where adjustments need to be made.

NB Wellbeing – Learning- Participation

NB Stop, captire and celebrate achievement and progress – home school communicatuin essential –

Moltaí ag teastáil? Seesaw? Dialann cumarsáide?

Supporting Positive Parental Engagement –

Understanding parents life long journey

Work collaboratively with parents

Tranistions can be very difficult for parentys and children

Clear processes to promote communication – with emphaisis on success, progress and acievements.

NB to support special class team –

Positive ethos inclusive culture, class is part of school community

School leadership team must suppotr and lead ythis inclusive eythos – Class NOT UNIT – it has been said that perceptions of other staff as negative towards the class – NB to ensire this does not occur – every staff m,eeting Achieveements and progress are highlighted and visible in all school activities.

NCSE

Placement must be clear and reasons for it

Complex needs arising from autism

Child requires a special class placement.

Link in within SENO and CDNT and must be an official translation if report is not in English.

Transport only available to nearest available class.

Wait and see what furniture etc will be required until you get to know students

Sofa, bean bag, tables, dividers, computers, case by case, portable white board

Place suitability to be kept under review.

NCSE advisor will be assigned and will visit twice to school and exceptional closure and recommendation re optimum access of courses.

SNAs – UCD course, exceptional closure days training,

New class – teacher training

Second class – new teacher is 2 day training only

Middletown courses for SNA

ANA – Cúntoir Riachtanais Bhreise

Transition programme – observe children in current education setting -discuss stregth

School escorts – hire – contracts – training

Walkie Talkies

High handles on doors

Magnetic doors

Gates

Sensory room 14/15000 required – do year by year

Courses – Studio 3 paid for by BOM

Staggered transition

Colour code the 6 children and all of their activities

Do you explain autism to children – Whole school autism awareness month

REverse intagratiobn

Intehgration – set up for success

Breaking down barriers – Kindness – understanding – non judgement

Lanyards with consistent images and language throughout whole school.

Every child has a right to learn, progress is most important and essential for each child.

Staff care:

Staff teamed up to cover for and support each other. team up.

Organisation.

Regular check ins within team and leadership team and principal

Double empathy – joys and challenges of Autism

A dynamic condition – changes depending on environment, supports etc.

A Child does well when they can.

Link in with Gardai etc for buses.

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