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Tips and Help

  1. Please be kind. Nicholas is a kind person, very sweet and gentle. There is something very wrong with the presenting environment when he isn't. If you are patient, it won't be difficult to figure out what needs to be adjusted. Remember to chat with Nicholas, even though he doesn't chat with you. This is critical to building a rapport with Nicholas and having him trust you.
  2. Nicholas dos best with people who are naturally fun and proficient in the content areas being presented to him. Nicholas thrives in natural learning communities. He does best with someone who has expertise in the content areas presented to him. Presenting things in logical sequences and breaking them down into shorter lessons, allowing for Nick's his own option to have a break every 30-45 minutes, yield the best results. Nicholas' outcomes are drastically impacted by the person working with him. It is important that the person he is with is fun, bright, and athletic.
  3. Be positive and redirect, as needed. Because of Nicholas' autism, Nicholas is "commonsense challenged." This is not his fault. So, the logic of everything must be learned and presented to him. Hence, if Nicholas is doing something that is not appropriate (or that you do not like), move him along in a positive direction by showing him the "right" thing to do. Please, do not scold Nicholas unless his behaviors have the immediate potential of being dangerous or destructive. Because Nicholas has autism-related beahviors, if Nicholas is with the wrong person, he could end up being yelled at all day long. Nicholas is who he is, and it would be a tragedy to disengage his joy of learning by having someone beat his spirits down with negative interactions.
  4. Build in plenty of time. THERE IS NO RUSHING NICHOLAS! Over the years, we all have learned to polish good time management skills with Nicholas. Nicholas has a 15 second delay, by the time that he receives a message and acts upon it, so telling him something over and over again (in an attempt to rush him) only resets his internal processing clock. Nicholas may also go slow to communicate something. The best outcomes come by making activities fun, including mobilization, and keeping anxiety levels down. See #2! :-)


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