CCPS ਵਿਖੇ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ- 25.3.21

26 ਮਾਰਚ 2021

World Autism Awareness Day – April 2^nd 2021

World Autism Awareness month is April and April 2^nd is World Autism Awareness Day. I thought it might be timely to talk about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – what ASD is, how it is diagnosed and how to assist children with ASD.

I have included lots of information about ASD but firstly, I googled Famous People with Autism and this is what I found:

Famous Autistic People in History

Dan Aykroyd – Comedic Actor
Hans Christian Andersen – Children’s Author
Benjamin Banneker – African American almanac author, surveyor, naturalist, and farmer
Susan Boyle – Singer
Tim Burton – Movie Director
Lewis Carroll – Author of “Alice in Wonderland”
Henry Cavendish – Scientist
Charles Darwin – Naturalist, Geologist, and Biologist
Emily Dickinson – Poet
Paul Dirac – Physicist
Albert Einstein – Scientist & Mathematician
Bobby Fischer – Chess Grandmaster
Bill Gates – Co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation
Temple Grandin – Animal Scientist
Daryl Hannah – Actress & Environmental Activist
Thomas Jefferson – Early American Politician
Steve Jobs – Former CEO of Apple
James Joyce – Author of “Ulysses”
Alfred Kinsey – Sexologist & Biologist
Stanley Kubrick – Film Director
Barbara McClintock – Scientist and Cytogeneticist
Michelangelo – Sculptor, Painter, Architect, Poet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Classical Composer
Sir Isaac Newton – Mathematician, Astronomer, & Physicist
Jerry Seinfeld – Comedian
Satoshi Tajiri – Creator of Nintendo’s Pokémon
Nikola Tesla – Inventor
Andy Warhol – Artist
Ludwig Wittgenstein – Philosopher
William Butler Yeats – Poet

What a list!!!

Next I retrieved some information from Kidsmatter that I have collected over the years:

Then I tried to find some practical tips for families:

The Better Health Channel is an Australian based site owned by Victorian government. They have a wealth of resources for families, and the link to their ASD information is below:

Autism Tips for Parents

There are many Apps that are designed to assist children with Autism. This Western Australian Autism site lists many of them and has a search tool if you want to find more. They are under headings such as Fine Motor Skills, Games/Motivators, Literacy, Maths/Numeracy, Organisation and Independence, Social Skills, etc.

Many of them would be applicable to any child – not just those with ASD – have a look and see if you can find one your child might like!

Autism Apps

Autism Support

Amaze has a great website with lots of information, including where to get support. There are some fantastic support groups that run in different communities, and the Amaze site has a list of support groups in Victoria:

AMAZE Support Groups

A Time of Celebrations

So many things to celebrate at this time of the year:

Pesach or Passover begins on 27^th March this year. This is a very significant event for Jewish people: Chag Samaeach!

Holi (Festival of Colours) is on 28^th March. This looks like such a fun festival, and celebrates good harvest and some key figures in Hindu mythology: Pyar ke rang se bharo pichkari!