Autistic Friendly Classroom | Three Things to Try
Channel: Pooky Knightsmith Mental Health
Date: 29/09/2022

In this session, we explore simple changes we can make to the classroom environment to make it a safer space for autistic learners.  These ideas will do no harm to anyone and will benefit many.  

This is an audio walkthrough of a set of slides from my 'Three Things to Try' series. They're designed as a little nugget of learning and exploration for use in teams (though you can enjoy them alone too).

You can use the video to inspire you to deliver the slides yourself or you can play the video in your meeting if you prefer (or you could all watch it in your own time and then do the discussion activity together at your next meeting). 

You can access the downloadable slides and other resources here on my blog: https://www.pookyknightsmith.com/slides-autistic-friendly-classrooms/

You can jump straight to the bit you'd like using the video chapters of these timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction 
00:32 - Calm
03:10 - Consistency
07:25 - Communication
12:43 - Further Learning
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