Adele Devine Quotes

#1. Changing things in education involves hard work, determination and an ability to swim against the tide.

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#2. Teachers should be made aware of visual stress symptoms and the potential difference coloured lights, overlays and lenses could make to a learners perception.

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#3. In a world now so obsessed with speed, we teachers must step back and learn to wait.

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#4. Could some of the challenging behaviours that often partner autism begin as experiements on measuring human reactions? Are these children exploring boundaries - seeing what makes the toy squeak or the adult shriek?

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#5. The closer we come to understanding the challenges of autism, the better we are placed to accommodate and educate without risking removing that individuality we all love.

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#6. If coloured lenses can potentially stop the world seeming fragmented and put an end to nightmare distortions, then the learner with autism who shows signs of visual stress deserves to be screened.

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#7. When teaching children with autism we must be quick to adapt, follow our instinct and go off plan.

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#8. Love every child without condition, listen with an open heart, get to know who they are, what they love, and follow more often than you lead.

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#9. Teachers should not fear going off plan if a better learning opportunity presents itself. Plans are plans, but children are living, breathing, creative people, who deserve to have their questions answered and original ideas explored.

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#10. My aim is to sort the jumble of information we throw at these children and present it in such a way that they will have a greater chance of achieving independence and fulfilment.

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#11. Children with autism are colourful - they are often very beautiful and, like the rainbow, they stand out.

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#12. We know that children with autism like order, that they are often very visual and that they can be quite literal. They deserve beautiful resources and symbols that make sense. If a picture does not explain visually, it is pointless and the child will stop looking to the pictures for information.

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#13. Adapting our own perception, following rather than leading and building bridges are all keys to helping the child with autism learn.

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#14. Our visuals must represent the truth and decode the verbal jumble so these children can find the right direction.

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#15. Are we allowing individuals to develop their talents with our current teaching methods? Is there more or maybe less we should be doing?

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#16. What do we want most for our children? What's most important in the grand scheme of things? We want them to grow up and be happy.

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