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  • February 10, 2011 at 4:29 am
    jen_bennett1978
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    I’m in the process of trying to teach my 5 year old son with autism basic math… for now just the numbers 1-10 and counting 1-10.  I’ve been trying to teach counting at the same time as teaching him to identify the written numbers on flashcards so he learns the meaning of the numbers.  For the counting part I’ve been having him count out a certain number of cheerios into a bowl or clap a certain number of times, etc and he can do that with ease.  The problem I’m having is that he is really struggling with identifying the written numerals 1-10 on flashcards. Does anyone have any creative ideas of how I can teach this kiddo number identification.  He is nonverbal and he does have a very short attention span…it’s really hard to get him to focus unless it’s some kind of active game.  What should I do if I can’t teach him to identify the written numbers?  Would it be okay to move forward with the counting part and come back to number identification later?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Jen

    February 10, 2011 at 5:16 pm
    mfurnell
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    I also have a son with autism…the first things that come to mind are things like this…

    Use multi-sensory options to allow him to “write” the number in sand, salt, rice…we’ve even done it in wipped cream

    *Construction or Building blocks:

    A bin with one white block, two red blocks, three blue blocks, etc.

    Cars, figurines, wooden blocks to sort and count

    Laminated cardboard pieces representing parking lots with numbers on each one which represent the number of cars which may park on them

    These links may also get your ‘idea wheels’ turning –

    http://autism.lovetoknow.com/Kindergarten_Activities_for_Autistic_Children

    http://www.autismhandinhand.com/index.htm

    And, of course, if you sense the need to move on and revisit the concept, by all means, do so Smile

      February 11, 2011 at 4:09 am
      lgeurink
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      http://www.montessorioutlet.com has great hands on and sensory items for lots of subjects and the prices here can’t be beat.  For my dd10 who has autistic tendancies and severe developmental delays due to benign brain tumors, we find it helpful to use what she is obsessed with to help.  She loves clocks and trains so we use those things when we are trying to motivate her to gain a new skill.  Clocks work great for numbers obviously, but we use them for prepositions, colors, size, and motivation for good behavior.  Maybe your son has a passion you could capitalize on?

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