This free Girl Scout Autism Awareness patch program offers the opportunity for Girl Scouts to learn more about autism spectrum disorders.
We live in very different times. We know much more about neurodiversity. As a teacher, I have taught many children on the autism spectrum. When I was growing up, I did not even know what the word was. There was no inclusion classroom, there wasn’t even a Special Education class in the various schools I attended.
This free Girl Scout Autism Awareness patch program will help the girls in your troop learn more about autism spectrum disorders.
From the Rady Hospital Children’s Hospital of San Diego website:
One in every 54 children in the United States has a diagnosis of autism. While it affects many people, autism and the behaviors that accompany it may not be well understood.
Children with autism face unique challenges. Though each child might have different symptoms, the most common include speech and language differences, having trouble understanding social cues, difficulty making and keeping friends, narrow or fixated interests, and repetitive behaviors. Even children without autism may experience some of these symptoms or behaviors during their lives. By completing the activities for this patch, you should be able to recognize how to understand these behaviors in others and how you may have things in common with children who have autism.
To find out more information about the Kristin Gist free Girl Scout Autism Awareness patch program, click here.
