When Carl Met George ~ Arthur
In one of the Arthur episodes, it talks about having autism from a friend’s perspective. When a puzzle piece leads to George explaining what happens when he first meets Carl (a boy with aspergers and has a train obsession), after George finds a missing piece from Carl’s puzzle. George becomes confused when Carl has a meltdown when George shows his puppet. Brain explains what is like to have aspergers from Brain’s uncle’s perspective.
Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin who was born on August 29, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts and was the daughter of Richard Grandin and Eustacia Cutler. She did not talk un
She lived in a time where autism wasn’t as known as it is today. Physicians blamed Temple’s mother for her daughter's condition. She became a author, autism, advocate, biologist, and scientist. She is unmarried and has no children. She created a humane way on cattle handling.
She wrote Different... Not Less,
The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's, Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals, Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism,Animals In Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior, Developing Talents, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures. In 2010, there was a movie based on her life and the work she did, played by Claire Danes.
Hello, my name is Margaret. I wrote an article on Temple Grandin, Meet Julia: Sesame and Autism, and When Carl Met George ~ Arthur, because I enjoy children’s tv show and Temple Grandin lived in a time where a few people knew about autism. I enjoyed making jewelry, listening to music, watching Disney Channel, and interior design.
In one of the Arthur episodes, it talks about having autism from a friend’s perspective. When a puzzle piece leads to George explaining what happens when he first meets Carl (a boy with aspergers and has a train obsession), after George finds a missing piece from Carl’s puzzle. George becomes confused when Carl has a meltdown when George shows his puppet. Brain explains what is like to have aspergers from Brain’s uncle’s perspective.
Temple Grandin who was born on August 29, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts and was the daughter of Richard Grandin and Eustacia Cutler. She did not talk un
She lived in a time where autism wasn’t as known as it is today. Physicians blamed Temple’s mother for her daughter's condition. She became a author, autism, advocate, biologist, and scientist. She is unmarried and has no children. She created a humane way on cattle handling.
She wrote Different... Not Less,
The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's, Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals, Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism,Animals In Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior, Developing Talents, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures. In 2010, there was a movie based on her life and the work she did, played by Claire Danes.
Many individuals with autism struggle with social situations. Small talk seems exhausting, boring, and ultimately unnecessary. Building rapport with a stranger makes customer service difficult, so employment in a service-driven society is a challenge. As an advocate for individuals on the spectrum, I look for ways to help reduce social pressure in my classroom so that my students gain confidence and know what to do in social situations. I am currently researching live theatre and improvisation as a means to accomplish this goal. There are already some improvisation troupes made up of individuals on the spectrum and advocates, and there are several improvisation training programs.
Second City, is a famous comedy theatre in Chicago where actors like Joan Rivers, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, John Candy, and Dan Akroyd (just to name a few), got their start. Now, they have an improv training program for individuals with ASD.
https://www.secondcity.com/classes/chicago/improv-for-asd/
The Autism Support Network’s Robin Fox shared an article about the importance of learning improvisation skills.
http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/news/autism-life-and-learning-improv-2578292
Here are some examples of improv classes and how they work with students with ASD.
http://www.hideouttheatre.com/improv-for-kids/building-connections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI7MlWAZCu4
Amy’s Bio: Amy is the director of the NextWork program. Amy shared information about improvisation classes. If you would like to support an improv group, please contact Amy at awadsworth@columbusserves.org
Coby Bird is an actor with autism who played on the TV show, ‘The Good Doctor’. His character ‘Liam’ has autism, and his autism is portrayed as a more serious version that the actor had in his childhood. He is doing better now, and is even in another show. This show represents Autistic people well, in my own opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWghD2Gzpzk
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