Help The Academy for Adults with Autism with 3 volunteers for Young Adults with Autism and Special Needs
3 volunteers still needed
category
Other
sub-category
Other
duration
1-4 hours
How can you help?
Help The Academy for Adults with Autism with 3 volunteers for Young Adults with Autism and Special Needs
Here's a little more info about this opportunity...
Adults with autism generally like to be kept occupied. They enjoy interaction, one on one and intellectual stimulation. They like variation in activities even though they love routine. Most enjoy music. They enjoy and benefit from "social stories". They like to be read to especially if one changes one's voice for each character, acts out scenes and even dressup! They are adults and need to be treated with respect and allowed some freedom of choice and speech. They also want people to listen to their stories and life experiences which are usually different to ours but please be patient and listen because we can learn from them.
About this Cause
Similar opportunities
Helpful tips
Stay safe
- 1. Don’t pass any personal information to people you haven’t met offline before.
- 2. When meeting one of your contacts offline for the first time, always be sure to arrange to meet in a public place.
- 3. Make sure that you are not left alone with someone that you have never met before.
- 4. Know where you’re going. If you’re headed off the beaten track or into an unfamiliar part of town, be sure you have directions and a GPS or map book.
- 5. If you feel unsafe, consult the person in charge and let him or her know.
- 6. Avoid wearing expensive jewellery: it could get damaged, lost or stolen.
- 7. Ask, ask, ask! If you’re worried about something or concerned about your safety in a certain situation, ask the person in charge.