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Showing posts with label Friday Favorites. Show all posts

Crafting is GREAT for Fine Motor Skills!

I just LOVE to do crafts. It may have been the thing I most looked forward to doing with my kids when dreaming of being a Stay At Home Mom. I love to do pretty much anything in this area....sewing, painting, and recently....building things.

To say that Ethan loves crafts....well.....that's just a lie. He would much rather do anything else. Because of his sensory issues, he used to scream at the touch of ANYTHING messy, wet, spongy, scratchy, etc. Also, because his fine motor skills were vastly lacking, he would become intensely frustrated when trying to color, cut, pinch, paste. And a frustrated preschooler who also has autism...watch for a meltdown. So, I would usually do a few crafts with my sister's kiddos (who I occasionally babysit) and hope that Ethan would mimic them....much to my disappointment. I was lucky to get 5 minutes of focus out of him.

Illinois Yellow Dot Program

One of my favorite resource websites is The Autism Program of Illinois. They have free printables such as social stories as well as tips for understanding & working with those who have ASD. I encourage you to check them out if you have a relationship with anyone on the spectrum. It really is a great resource!

Well, recently they have partnered with "the Illinois Department of Transportation to promote the Illinois Yellow Dot program, a life-saving, traffic safety initiative that provides first responders with critical information to improve emergency care for persons involved in vehicle crashes."

Genius.