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Back to School Preparations

Does your child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder look forward to starting a new school year?
 Response
Percent		 Response
Count
 Absolutely. Getting back to the standard routine is awesome.  25.0%   4 
 Sort of. My child likes school, but the change of starting a new year is somewhat stressful.  68.8%   11 
 No way. My kid would much rather continue the Summer Routine forever and ever.  6.3%   1 
 
Which of the following do you do, in order to help your ASD child be successful in the new school year?
 Response
Percent		 Response
Count
 Contact the teacher(s) ahead of time.  81.3%   13 
 Take the kid for a walk-through before classes begin.  68.8%   11 
 Involve the child in back-to-school preparations.  37.5%   6 
 Pre-teach (or review) everything, to eliminate surprises: the bus, social interactions, etc.  43.8%   7 
 Take the child to the school building on the first day.  43.8%   7 
 Accompany the child to the classroom the first day and get him/her settled in before leaving.  43.8%   7 
 Maintain "normal" routines as much as possible.  81.3%   13 

  • We try to pre-teach the teacher on what works best with our child.

  • Going in to middle school will be different, but our son is looking forward to it. This will be new for all of us to know how to transition from elem. to m.s.

  • We e-mail the teachers and let them know what has been going on with our child. If something has changed we tell them what works best and how to handle the situation.

  • My son goes to extended year and is mostly in the same classroom all the time, so it isn't necessary to worry as much about transition.

 25.0%   4 
 
If your ASD child(ren) requires childcare before and/or after school, what are your current plans for providing this care?
 Response
Percent		 Response
Count
 My ASD child(ren) will stay home alone.  12.5%   2 
 A parent will be home to watch him/her.  56.3%   9 
 Another caregiver will be home to watch him/her.  18.8%   3 
 A sibling will watch the child(ren) with ASD.  6.3%   1 
 My child with ASD will attend childcare outside our home.  6.3%   1 
  • I also have respite care.
  • Our child is old enough to stay at home alone. Sometimes the down time of being alone really helps.
     

Any additional comments?  THANK YOU for completing this survey!

  • With school starting, you can tell that the stress starts in with the whole routine of things. It usually takes a few weeks before things settle down or at least we hope it does. Mon, 8/20/07 6:30 AM
  • I am the stepfather of a high functioning autism, with three other children in our family this is a difficult task since I do not truly understand autism. Thu, 8/9/07 7:46 AM
  • School is hard enough so the routine has to be the same. We do a few things differently for school (like meals and bed time) but otherwise it is business as usual.

 

 

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