Developed by Valerie Paradiz PhD Director of Autistic Global Initiative Taken from the Easter Seals Inclusive Learning Project Project ACTION Student and Schools Initiative is lead by Judy Shanley PhD ID: 631936
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Sensory and Social Scans
Developed by Valerie Paradiz, Ph.D., Director of Autistic Global Initiative
Taken from the Easter Seals Inclusive Learning Project
Project ACTION Student and Schools Initiative is lead by Judy Shanley, Ph.D.Slide2
3 Steps of Self-Advocacy
What is Self-Advocacy?
The three steps:
Self-Awareness
Advocacy Plan
ImplementationSlide3
Here’s an ExampleSlide4
Step 1: What Do I Need?
Jon has autism
Sensory difficulties
Tactile sensitivity
“I like people, but being touched feels like a bad sunburn.”
Jon wants to take the subway to work.
The subway makes Jon feel anxious.Slide5
Step 2: How Do I Get What I Need?
Jon wants to feel less anxious.
He makes a script that he can use when the subway is crowded.
Jon practices his script with a friend.
“Would you mind letting me take that seat? If I get bumped, I feel lots of pain. It is a medical problem. Thank you.”Slide6
Step 2: What is Disclosure?
Jon does not feel he needs to share that he has autism in order to make a good advocacy plan.
Jon is going to make a “partial disclosure” by saying he has a medical condition.
A partial disclosure helps others understand that your needs are legitimate, but you don’t have to “tell all.”Slide7
Jon’s Disclosure Choices
Type of Disclosure
No disclosure
2. Full disclosure
3. Partial disclosure
Possible Outcome
“Other passengers will think I’m weird if I ask them to move without some kind of explanation.”
“If I say I have autism, another passenger might misunderstand my needs, since many people don’t know that people with autism has sensory challenges.”
“If I explain my sensory sensitivity as a medical condition, other passengers are more likely to understand.”Slide8
Step 3: Implementation
Jon practiced his script.
Jon took the subway to work.
He used the script on the busy subway and was able to get the right kind of seat to keep himself from touching or bumping into others.Slide9
Disclosure and the ADA
We all have the right to access public transportation.
The American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects this right for people with disabilities.
Some disabilities are easy to recognize.
Some disabilities are not easy to recognize, like Jon’s sensory problem.
If you disclose to a transportation worker that you have a disability, they must abide by ADA rules and allow you access and certain supports.
Disclosure can be a form of self-advocacy.Slide10
ISA Sensory Scan™Slide11
Social Aspects of Transportation
Navigating transit locations (transit stops, paying fares)
Interactions with transit workers
Interactions with other passengers
Verbal communication
Non-verbal communication
Social norms and expectationsSafetySlide12
ISA Social Scan™Slide13
Exercise: Sensory Systems
Pre-Teaching Tool
Fill in the last column on the Sensory Systems Pre-Teaching Tool
Focus on sensory input here in the classroom
Turn to your neighbor and discuss your input
You will have 5 minutes to complete this exercise