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As a mother of a beautiful 11 year old boy with Autism, I think Freemantles school deserve all the praise and support in the world.
My son started Freemantles school aged 5 unable to communicate verbally, unable to tell anyone what he wanted, felt or needed, he could not understand his own feelings, never mind other peoples! which often made life very hard and a 'normal' life for all very hard . Autism can be a very hard to live with disability, but with Freemantles School beside us, supporting us and teaching us both, we have a ' Normal ' family life.
My son can now talk, "oh boy can he talk!" thanks for that Freemantles :-) he he, but how wonderful it is to know that this same child may well have had a very different life if it had not been for our great fortune in my son having a place within their wonderful ....family, I think that's the best word I could possibly describe them as. They care and support and they learn also, learn how each child is different and they help each child individually to learn the best way the child can understand...its a true miracle what they can manage and I stand eternally grateful to them for the difference they have made to my sons and MY life.
Now my son is so clever he leaves me standing when it comes to Science & History and Chemistry, His Great loves!. He can read "even the hard books!" Harry Potter is his favorite at the moment. He is witty, kind and very very loving, there are good bits that go along with the not so good bits of Autism :-)
I dedicate this page of the website to Freemantles School and the life changing work they do everyday to make everyday of their children's life's have meaning and future and happiness.... Thank you Freemantles for all you do and all your time and dedication to our children.
All our love and best wishes for the future in your new Mayford site School opening 10th September 2007, And special thanks to Mrs Sue Stevens for agreeing to opening our shop on Saturday 8th September.
Donations will continue to be collected long after the initial opening on 8th September in support of Freemantles, our chosen cause.
Rachel
Surrey cakes
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What is Autism?
Autism should be thought of as a continuum - or a rainbow. At one end of the
rainbow are people who show severe learning difficulties - often with little or
no language whose behaviour is their means of communication and is therefore
sometimes extreme.
At the other end of this rainbow are people who may have a diagnosis of
Asperger's Syndrome, Semantic Pragmatic Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder or
High Functioning Autism.
These people may have well-developed language, but often lack the understanding
of the words they use so freely, i.e. they lack understanding of the
communicative intent of language. They may also be functioning at or above their
chronological age in some areas of the curriculum.
Every level of intellectual ability is represented on the continuum.
The common factor throughout this variation is the triad of impairment.
The Triad
1. Impairment of language and communication - including gesture, facial expression etc. This includes those with apparently well-developed language, who may not always use it for communication and may not interpret our communication in a meaningful way.
2. Impairment of social relationships - particularly social empathy. This makes all activities with peers difficult - especially playground activities and other less structured times. It also means that autistic people will often assume that, if they know something, everyone knows it. Misunderstandings therefore ensue.
3. Impairment of emotional understanding. This is often manifested in a rigidity of thinking and the inability to use imagination in play, reading activities or when watching T.V. or videos. It reflects a lack of personal empathy or theory of mind.
A person with autism will not understand that they and others see the situations differently. They will have no basis for understanding the need to empathise with another's point of view.
Challenging behaviour is often the result of these impairments and should not be seen as a challenge to personal authority, but as aiming to express ideas and communicate feelings - often of fear, anxiety and uncertainty.
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Regards
Rachel
