[nabs-l] Experience working with youth with high-functioning intellectual disabilities and autism and going on outings with them as a totally blind individual

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good afternoon, Amanda,

I expect that much of your knowing will happen, like everything once 
you place your hands around it, see how it works or doesn't work.
Don't be afraid to do what needs doing with your clients.. Perhaps, 
although they were saddled with an unfortunate diagnosis like Down's 
Syndrome somewhere along the way, there are always other 
intelligentces at play. Don't ignore those!
I wish you would try to celebrate and promote gifts your clients have 
and not that diagnosis with which the therapy people, somehhow saddled them.
Car


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>Cc: Amanda Cape <cape.amanda at gmail.com>
>Subject: [nabs-l] Experience working with youth with high-functioning
>intellectual disabilities and autism and going on outings with them as a
>totally blind individual
>
>Hi everyone,
>I am going for an interview tomorrow afternoon for a youth worker position
>for a social skills program for youth ages 12-17 to work on their social
>skills and improve their confidence. I believe that one of the activities
>done by the youth workers is to take the group on outings to practice their
>social skills. Has anyone done this before and what strategies did you use?
>I am concerned about this task and feel that the employer might want to know
>how I would manage this type of task. Any advice would be greatly
>appreciated.
>Thanks,
>Amanda
>
>Amanda
>
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