#Autism Tag Archive

Immediate Needs

#Anne Arundel#Autism#Baltimore City#Baltimore County#Careers#Immediate Needs#Maryland

 

Anne Arundel

  1. AHAA 14 year old male needs an instructor for a flexible 3-4 hour shift on Saturday and Sunday in Pasadena.
  2. BZAA 17 year old male needs an instructor Saturday 3:30-6:00 in Pasadena.
  3. GDAA 13 year old male needs an instructor Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 4:30-7:30 in Hanover.
  4. MACAA 18 year old male needs an instructor 3-4 days per week (Monday through Friday only) from 6:00-8:00 in Jessup.
  5. RBAA 16 year old male needs an instructor Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 2:30-6:00 and every other Saturday and Sunday 10:00-2:00 (flexible) in Millersville.
  6. SCAA 17 year old male needs an instructor Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-7:30 and flexible as needed Saturday and Sunday shifts in Severn.

Baltimore City

  1. IWBC 20 year old male needs an instructor Monday through Friday 4:00-8:00 in 21229.

Baltimore County

  1. ACBA 16 year old male needs an instructor Monday and Tuesday 5:00-7:00, Wednesday 12:30-5:30 and Thursday and Friday 5:00-7:00 in Catonsville.
  2. ANBA 18 year old male needs an instructor Thursday and Friday 6:00-9:00 and a flexible Saturday shift between 10:00-6:00 in Rosedale.
  3. ASBA 15 year old female needs an instructor Tuesday and Thursday 3:15-6:15 in Reisterstown.
  4. AWBA 18 year old female needs an instructor Monday and Tuesday 4:00-6:00 and a flexible 2-3 hour shift on Wednesday between the hours of 1:00-6:00 in Pikesville.
  5. AWILBA 19 year old male needs an instructor Monday and Friday 3:45-7:45 and Wednesday 2:00-6:00 in Monkton.
  6. BABA 10 year old male needs an instructor Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 in Cockeysville.
  7. BABA 12 year old male needs an instructor Monday and Wednesday 6:30-8:00 in Cockeysville.
  8. BWBA 14 year old male needs an instructor Sunday 11:00-6:00 or flexible 5 hour shift in Randallstown.
  9. CWCC 14 year old male needs an instructor Monday through Thursday 3:30-7:00 in Westminster/Reisterstown.
  10. JLBA 18 year old male needs an instructor for a flexible 3-4 hour afternoon/evening shift on Thursday and a flexible 3-4 hour shift on Sunday morning/afternoon in Nottingham.
  11. JPBA 20 year old male needs an instructor Thursday 3:30-7:00 in Reisterstown.
  12. JPSBA 13 year old male needs an instructor Monday through Thursday 4:00-8:00 in Reisterstown
  13. LIBA 16 year old male needs an instructor Tuesday and Thursday 4:00-6:00 in Sparrows Point
  14. MLBA 14 year old male needs an instructor Monday and Wednesday 4:00-8:00 and Sunday 1:00-5:00 in Randallstown.
  15. MLEWBA 15 year old male needs an instructor Monday and Wednesday 4:00-8:00 and Saturday and Sunday 1:00-4:00 in Sparks
  16. MMBA 11 year old male needs an instructor Sunday 10:00-6:00 in Towson/Hunt Valley.
  17. MOLBA 14 year old female needs an instructor Monday and Thursday 3:30-6:30 and Wednesday 1:30/2:00-6:00 in Towson.
  18. NGBA 14 year old male needs an instructor Tuesday and Thursday 3:00-7:00 in Owings Mills.
  19. NJBA 10 year old male needs an instructor for a flexible 3-4 hour shift on Saturday with the potential for additional weekday hours in Timonium.
  20. PMBA 16 year old male needs an instructor Tuesday and Friday 3:00-8:00 and Saturday and Sunday 3:00-8:00 in Lutherville.
  21. SPBA 15 year old female needs an instructor Wednesday 5:00-8:00, Friday 2:30-8:00 or 5:00-8:00 and Saturday 9:00-3:00 in Mays Chapel.

Carroll County

  1. CWCC 14 year old male needs an instructor Monday through Thursday 3:30-7:00 in Westminster/Reisterstown.
  2. MMCC 18 year old male needs an instructor Monday through Friday 3:00-5:00 in Sykesville.
  3. SSCC 17 year old female needs an instructor Wednesday and Friday 2:15-7:15 in Westminster.
  4. TGCC 17 year old male needs an instructor Monday through Thursday 6:00-10:00 in Woodbine.

Cecil County

  1. JBCE 20 year old male needs an instructor Tuesday and Friday 4:00-8:00 and Saturday and Sunday 10:00-3:00 in Port Deposit.
  2. MOCE 17 year old male needs an instructor Sunday for a four hour shift between 10:00-6:00 in Northeast.
  3. PVCE 15 year old male needs an instructor Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:00-8:00 in Elkton.

Harford County

  1. ALHA 13 year old male needs an instructor Wednesday 1:00-6:00 and Thursday and Friday 3:30-6:00 in Joppa
  2. CFHA 19 year old male needs an instructor Tuesday 3:00-6:00 and every other Saturday 9:00-12:00 in Bel Air.
  3. CLHA 17 year old male needs an instructor Monday and Wednesday 4:00-6:30 in Bel Air.
  4. DPHA 18 year old male needs an instructor one to two days between Monday through Thursday 4:00-6:00 in Abingdon.
  5. HFHA 19 year old male needs an instructor Friday 2:30-6:30 (flexible 3:00-3:30 start) in Belcamp.
  6. IBHA 17 year old male needs an instructor Friday 2:00-6:00 in Abingdon.
  7. JAHA 18 year old male needs an instructor Monday and Tuesday 4:00-7:00 in Forest Hill.
  8. JRHA 20 year old male needs an instructor Friday 6:00-8:30 and Sunday 10:00-4:00 in Forest Hill.
  9. JSHA 18 year old male needs an instructor Monday 2:30-7:00 in Bel Air.
  10. MLHA 16 year old female needs an instructor Monday for a flexible 2-3 hour shift between the hours of 3:30-8:00 in Abingdon.
  11. RRHA 12 year old male needs an instructor Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 2:30-3:00-5:00/5:30 in Bel Air.

Howard County

  1. CBHO 19 year old male needs an instructor Monday through Friday 3:00-8:00 in Columbia
  2. GOHO 17 year old male needs an instructor Saturday 10:00-4:00 and Sunday 10:00-2:00 in Ellicott City.
  3. JHAHO 21 year old male needs an instructor Tuesday and Thursday 4:00-8:00 in Ellicott City
  4. JLHO 17 year old male needs an instructor any day for a flexible 3-4 hour shift in Marriottsville
  5. JVHO 16 year old male needs an instructor Friday 4:00-6:00 in Ellicott City.
  6. MHHO 16 year old male needs an instructor Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 4:00-8:00 in Sykesville.
  7. MOLHO 13 year old female needs an instructor Sunday 10:00-4:00 (flexible) in Laurel.
  8. NSHO 15 year old male needs an instructor for a flexible 3-4 hour shift any day in Marriottsville.
  9. SHHO 19 year old male needs an instructor Monday through Friday 4:00-8:00 and Saturday and Sunday 10:00-3:00 in Marriottsville
  10. SSHO 18 year old female needs an instructor Monday through Friday 2:30-6:30 in Clarksville
  11. TKHO 12 year old male needs an instructor Monday, Wednesday and Friday 4:00-7:00 and Tuesday 4:00-6:00 as well as Saturday 9:00-12:00 and Sunday 9:00-2:00 (flexible) in Clarksville.

It’s Lacrosse Season at The Trellis School

#The Trellis School#Autism#Baltimore County#School

Something wonderful is happening at The Trellis School. Adaptive Physical Education Teacher, Ian Mitchell has created a 6 week long lacrosse program for the children at Trellis.

On Saturday mornings, Mitchell and a group of volunteers work together to orchestrate a fun lacrosse session for some of the students from Trellis. Mitchell himself has worked at Trellis for almost 3 years. On top of his position of Adaptive Physical Education Teacher, he is also the Program Manager for the Therapeutic Integration Program at the Sparks location. The volunteers for the lacrosse program consist of other Trellis employees, Mitchell’s son, and a few of his son’s lacrosse teammates. Although this first session, which concludes on June 3rd, is only open to Trellis School students and related services clients, Mitchell hopes to open future programs to more families.
A typical session consists of modified games that help the children reinforce the skills that are already taught. “The best way to describe our sessions is ‘Organized Chaos!’” commented Mitchell. “Our sessions are very fast-paced, and we change things quickly so [the kids] don’t lose interest.” The activities start as soon as the kids enter the gym at Trellis. Immediately, Mitchell and the volunteers direct the kids to start an activity as a warm-up. This activity is usually a previously learned skill that they perform on their own. Next, Mitchell reviews what they did in past sessions, and the children practice these skills through various fun games. After the review, Mitchell guides the kids through new skills, which are first demonstrated to them by the instructors. When the demonstration is over, the children try these new skills with a little help from Mitchell and the other volunteers. The session comes to a close with a fun group game that gets everyone involved.
The equipment used for the program is modified to fit the children of Trellis. Instead of the usual lacrosse ball and stick, Mitchell’s group uses a soft ball and small lacrosse stick. The smaller stick is easier for the kids to use, and the soft ball alleviates fear of injury. Because of the soft ball and gentle nature of the activities, the children do not wear helmets or other equipment.
Mitchell says he was inspired by his love of lacrosse to create this program. He said he felt a desire to share his passion for this sport with the kids that he teaches. Physical activity for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder is particularly important because problems such as obesity and inactivity occur at higher rates in those with ASD. On top of the physical health benefits that come with exercise for children with ASD, research has also shown that physical activity has led to behavioral improvements. In their article “Promoting Physical Activity for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Barriers, Benefits, and Strategies for Success,” Menear and Neumeier say, “Further research with exercise interventions supports the claim that exercise decreases disruptive behaviors in the short term for children with ASD.” Caitlin Sprouse, Occupational Therapist and Director of Related Services for Trellis Services commented, “Movement input from participating in sports gives great sensory input to all kids who love to move! Practicing lacrosse skills gives kids the opportunity to work on lots of motor planning as well.”
For Mitchell, however, the best part of the program is “seeing the kids smile!” As for future plans, Mitchell hopes to see his program grow and to see more kids involved. He also would like to eventually do other programs with other sports as well, particularly soccer. Ian Mitchell is always looking for qualified volunteers to help with this program. Those interested can contact Ian Mitchell at info@trellisservices.com.

Movement Education combined with a Social Outing = Ultimate Fun

#The Trellis School#ABA#Autism#Baltimore County#Community#Community Outing#Movement Education#Padonia International Elementary#Physical Education

Trellis School seeks to provide our students with social interactions, community outings, and new experiences with their peers in out-of-school settings.  We look for educational opportunities to teach our learners how to interact in meaningful and appropriate ways with their peers within the community.

In an effort to increase our participation with different schools and organizations, we reached out to some elementary schools asking to have some of our older learners participate in social activities at their school.  Education Director Reyes Vera has a working relationship with Padonia International Elementary School, and he arranged a visit to the school that coincided with the travelling Whittle equipment came to their school for physical education classes.

Gerstung Movement Education equipment, also known as Whittle equipment, is made in Baltimore, MD and has been a part of Movement Education since the early 60’s. The equipment is used to allow children to refine motor skills and build confidence in creative ways through full body engagement, balance, coordination, and problem solving.  Baltimore County Public Schools has a few sets of Whittle equipment that rotate through the school system for a month in physical education classes.  Students are challenged to use their imagination in creative ways to traverse the climbing walls, curved bridges, rope walls, ladders and balance beams. The climbing rope is often themed as a way to cross an “alligator-filled” body of water, and students are encouraged to use new ways to climb, move, and explore safely.  Tall climbing walls become mountains to overcome and balance beams become ways to escape from fairy tale creatures.  When the Whittle Equipment comes to physical education class it’s as if the ultimate playground has come indoors to be conquered.

We want to thank Padonia International Elementary School for inviting us to participate in a few of their gym classes to experience the movement education and chance to exercise our imaginations while practicing social skills through play.  We are grateful to have such a good relationship with the elementary schools in our community.  Padonia gave our students a unique experience and we look forward to future events with the amazing students and teachers at Padonia.  A special thank you to the principal, Melissa DiDonatto, physical education teacher, Gary DeGroat, the 4th grade teachers and students!

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