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The schools will close for a few weeks because of the virus. Hopefully the right way to finally contain the coronavirus.
For many parents, the closure of schools means many hours together at home with little structure. This certainly puts the parents of children with stimulus processing problems such as autism to the test. How are you going to get through those days, you may ask?
In this blog I will give you a number of tips
I wrote before about the importance of structure in children with autism and also how you can offer structure to your children.
In the coming period, it is important to offer this structure 24 hours a day. Make a clear daily rhythm for your child and visualize it with a weekly planner or the pictogenda or hang pictograms. But how do you start?
Visualize not only the different tasks during the day, but also who is the point of contact for your child at what time of the day. This gives you as parents the space to take turns and also do some work if you work from home.
7.30 – 8.00 : Screen time
8.00 – 8.30 a.m.: Dress and have breakfast
8.30-9.45 a.m.: Educational work
Use worksheets from school or search the internet for educational worksheets to print (just search via pinterest) or check the website of Juf Milou. Think of 30 minutes of working on math problems and 30 minutes of language assignments. Or use educational apps.
9.45-10.15 a.m.: Sensory play activity of your choice
For example, playing with play sand such as madmattr or bubber. This can be an activity that your child does alone, or that you undertake something together with your child such as conducting an experiment, making mucus or something. Also check out our slime book and our putty DIY set.
10.15-10.45 am: Eating and drinking fruit
10.45-12.00 hrs : Exercise activity
Let your child move around (indoors or outdoors). Make a course at home with our touch circles, do an outdoor game (play football), go to the playground or take a bike ride, rollerblading or something.
12.00 – 12.30 hrs: Lunch
12.30-13.00 hrs : Reading / Reading aloud
After lunch is an ideal time to read to your child or challenge your child to read on their own.
13.00 – 14.00 hrs : Development material / games
Let your child work independently with developmental materials such as the rainbow stones, the Rombi puzzle, happy cube or our smart games. But also making a puzzle or mini-loco can be used here.
14.00 – 15.00 hrs: Educational television
Have your child watch a documentary about a subject that he or she finds interesting. Or take a look at Schooltv for videos.
15.00 – 17.30 hrs: Free play
Depending on the extent to which your sensitive child is or is not able to fill in the free time himself. Leave the choice of activities to your child. For example, with lego building, coloring, drawing, etc.
17.30-18.00 hrs: TV / Tablet time
Take care of yourself for me-time moments, such as reading a book, listening to music or doing puzzles. After all, being on each other’s lips all day 24 hours a day can certainly lead to irritations.
Make sure you also build in the me-time moments for your sensitive child. In the above scheme, playing sensoripathically, watching the educational TV program and playing yourself is also a me-time moment, as it were. But also look at your child what helps him relax during the day and offer it, where necessary. Especially with children with autism, make sure that you stick to the familiar structure as much as possible.
Of course with brothers and sisters, the free time can also be partly filled by playing together.
If you have any tips, I’d love to hear them!
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