[blindkid] seclusion of older teen, blind with autism

[Marianne Denning]

Good afternoon Lydia.  Was she oriented to this room or shown the
window?  Have you read anything written by or been to presentations by
Terese Pawletko or Jay and Marilyn Gense?  They are experts in the
area of autism and visual impairments.  There may be better
recommendations on how to handle this situation for your daughter.

On 6/19/14, Lydia Anne Schuck via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello listfriends,
> Our school has a physical therapy room that has a very big platform with a
> mattress -- like a bed.  There is also a window to the common area outside
> the room.  My daughter, who is blind and has extreme anxiety, was taken to
> the physical therapy room to have a quiet place to settle down during and
> after an upset time.
>
> It occurs to me now, looking back, that part of what she hated about that
> room is that she didn't know about the window, and may have felt trapped and
> abandoned. In that sense, the room would have been a seclusion experience,
> although for other kids it would not have seemed so secluded.
>
> Anybody have similar experiences or thought on seclusion used with blind
> kids?
>
> Lydia Schuck
>
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053