Review a blog that you feel may be useful in your teaching

 

 

The Autismtank blog provides useful insight into teaching children and young people with Autism. Hailey Deloya (author of the blog) utilises her professional knowledge and experience gained through her teaching,  to share what has worked well or not so well, during her lessons.

The blog is kept up-to-date, and this helps when looking for advice on dealing with particular events/holidays during the year, which can often cause those with Autism extra anxiety.

For example there is a post discussing how best to plan a school Halloween party, it outlines a lesson plan and how best to work with Autistic individuals to achieve the aims and objectives of the lesson. 

The style and structure of the blog is very simple, with the emphasis concentrated on the blog content. Even though I teach in the adult sector, I come into contact with many families who have school age children and I am often asked my opinion on what is, in my experience, the best form of education for them ie. mainstream, resource base, home schooling  etc.  However, as the Autistic Spectrum is so wide and encompasses so many, these are not simple questions to answer and advice will vary according to a child’s specific needs and personality.  Hence blogs like  Autism Tank, which are written by a teacher with wide autism experience in a simple, straight forward and user friendly manner are invaluable resources.