It can be hard to work with a mind that keeps going to the problems and worries. It's time to teach children their power over thoughts and feelings.
I would like teachable exercises for; replacing thoughts that are not helpful, reasonable, or true, creating joy and emotional resilience, Mindgarden metaphor illustrating power and choice in thoughts, Dream Book strategy for identifying clear goals and building motivation, a video explaining how NOT to let others or situations have the power to bring you down!
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Sensitivity Training Autism, Asperger, ADHD Children Sign up for the free Mindgarden mini-course, a method of instructing kids in the thinking skills they need to cope with teasing, bullying, frustration, and dis- appointment by clicking here. I found this on the Autism Speaks group in Linkedin; This will be my second year doing various "Autism Units" during the month of April focused on raising Autism Awareness but also to open the discussion about how similar we are compared to focusing on differences and how to be a good friend to someone with ASD. I use a lot of read-alouds to open the discussion and I'm always so impressed with the student's responses. Some of the texts I use are: My best friend Will- (child's perspective of having a friend with ASD) http://www.amazon.com/Best-Friend-Jamie-Lowell-Tuchel/dp/1931282757/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396648238&sr=8-1&keywords=my+best+friend+will (http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?84n71-mg19z-af2aip7&_v=2) All Cats have Asperger Syndrome- (so great) http://www.amazon.com/All-Cats-Have-Asperger-Syndrome/dp/1843104814/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396648266&sr=8-1&keywords=all+cats+have+aspergers (http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?84n71-mg1a0-af2aip3&_v=2) Fish is Fish (focuses on the perspective taking aspect of ASD) http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Leo-Lionni/dp/0394827996/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396648291&sr=8-1&keywords=fish+is+fish (http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?84n71-mg1a1-af2aip4&_v=2) Swimmy- (focus on how differences make us stronger) http://www.amazon.com/Swimmy-Leo-Lionni/dp/0394826205/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396648306&sr=8-1&keywords=swimmy (http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?84n71-mg1a2-af2aip5&_v=2) Me I am- (focuses on the importance of uniqueness) http://www.amazon.com/Me-I-Am-Jack-Prelutsky/dp/0374349029/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396648340&sr=8-1&keywords=me+i+am (http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?84n71-mg1a3-af2aip6&_v=2) and There is only one you- (I save this for the last day!) http://www.amazon.com/Only-One-You-Linda-Kranz/dp/0873589017/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396648322&sr=8-1&keywords=there+is+only+one+you (http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?84n71-mg1a4-af2aip7&_v=2) We then end the unit by making an autism quilt made of puzzle pieces with the prompt: "I can be a good friend to someone with Autism by ________________" and we also all wear blue to "Light It Up Blue" on the last day of the unit (http://liub.autismspeaks.org/welcome (http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?84n71-mg1a5-af2aip8&_v=2)) Hope this helps! If you or anyone else has any other ideas please let me know!
