Taking Care of Myself: a Hygiene, Puberty and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism
by Wrobel, MaryFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-04-30
Publisher(s): Ingram Pub Services
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Summary
Unlike the curriculum presented to most neurotypical students, this book was specifically designed to address the health and safety needs of students aged five and up with autism spectrum disorders. Through a unique combination of social stories and easy-to-understand activities, Taking Care of Myself will reduce the fear and confusion surrounding issues of health, hygiene, puberty and more. Whether you're concerned about abuse or just want bath time and doctor's visits to be a more pleasant experience, this book is must-read for those who love and guide students with disabilities. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Mary Wrobel is a speech-language pathologist with more than twenty years of experience working with students who have autism and other mental disabilities
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. IX |
| How to Use This Book | p. XI |
| Addressing Communication and Language Needs | p. XIII |
| Using the Computer with this Curriculum | p. XV |
| Getting Started with this Curriculum | p. XVII |
| Steps for Developing a Successful Program | p. XIX |
| Voice Output Devices | p. XXI |
| Hygiene | p. 1 |
| Teaching Hygiene | p. 3 |
| What's Dirty? | p. 6 |
| Washing My Hands | p. 10 |
| Taking Care of My Body | p. 13 |
| We Need to Take a Bath or Shower | p. 16 |
| I Can Take a Bath (sequence activity) | p. 19 |
| I Wash My Hair with Shampoo | p. 21 |
| I Can Take a Shower By Myself | p. 24 |
| We Brush Our Teeth | p. 28 |
| Sometimes I Need a Haircut | p. 33 |
| I Need to Comb and Brush My Hair | p. 36 |
| Blowing My Nose | p. 40 |
| Picking My Nose | p. 43 |
| Alex Uses the Toilet | p. 46 |
| I Use the Bathroom at School | p. 50 |
| Using Toilet Paper | p. 53 |
| Hygiene Cards- Question/Answer Activity | p. 56 |
| Health | p. 57 |
| Teaching Health | p. 59 |
| Being Healthy | p. 62 |
| Eating Fruits and Vegetables | p. 65 |
| I Sleep at Night | p. 68 |
| Sometimes I Feel Sick | p. 71 |
| I Feel Sick (repeated line story) | p. 74 |
| Sometimes I Have Pain | p. 77 |
| Going to the Doctor | p. 80 |
| Going to the Dentist | p. 83 |
| Wearing a Bandage | p. 86 |
| I Don't Touch Blood | p. 89 |
| Taking Medicine | p. 92 |
| Health Cards- Question/Answer Activity | p. 95 |
| Modesty | p. 97 |
| Teaching Modesty | p. 99 |
| Being Naked | p. 102 |
| Where Can I Be Naked? | p. 106 |
| My Clothes Need to Stay On | p. 108 |
| Dressing Myself | p. 112 |
| My Private Areas | p. 116 |
| No Hands Down My Pants | p. 119 |
| People Need Privacy | p. 122 |
| Growth and Development | p. 125 |
| Teaching Growth and Development | p. 127 |
| Our Bodies are Growing and Changing A story about female development | p. 130 |
| Our Bodies are Growing and Changing A story about male development | p. 134 |
| I Need to Wear Deodorant | p. 138 |
| Wearing a Bra | p. 141 |
| Shaving My Face | p. 144 |
| Growth and Development Worksheets | p. 148 |
| Menstruation | p. 151 |
| Teaching Menstruation | p. 153 |
| Getting My Period | p. 158 |
| Blood Will Come | p. 164 |
| I Wear Pads in My Panties | p. 168 |
| Changing Pads (sequencing activity) | p. 170 |
| Creating a Bathroom Folder | p. 172 |
| (Students) Period | p. 174 |
| Sometimes I Have Cramps | p. 178 |
| My Period is Private | p. 181 |
| Touching and Personal Safety | p. 185 |
| Teaching about Touching and Personal Safety | p. 187 |
| Sometimes People Touch You | p. 190 |
| Touching Others | p. 194 |
| Can We Touch? (Activity Booklet) | p. 198 |
| Where Can People Touch Me?- Activities for boys and girls | p. 200 |
| My Touching Rules (A personalized story) | p. 201 |
| Talking About Sex and Private Areas | p. 204 |
| I Don't Know Strangers | p. 208 |
| It's Not OK to Hurt Me | p. 211 |
| Personal Safety Cards (Question/Answer activity) | p. 214 |
| My Sentences About Touching (Worksheet) | p. 216 |
| Masturbation | p. 217 |
| Addressing Masturbation | p. 219 |
| Touching My Private Areas (A story for young students) | p. 222 |
| Touching Myself- Addressing Male Masturbation | p. 225 |
| Touching Myself- Addressing Female Masturbation | p. 228 |
| Having Erections | p. 232 |
| My Private Routine -Establishing a Schedule for Masturbaton | p. 236 |
| Summary | p. 239 |
| References and Resources | p. 241 |
| About the Author | p. 246 |
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