Hey there,
I have some great news! This year, I am blessed to have an autistic student in my classroom. This boy is amazing. He is as smart as a whip and each day he journals about something that has happened in his life on that particular day.
Well last week I had this bright idea. I thought about setting him up with his own personal blog so that he could journal his thoughts online and have it all archived. I went into school last Thursday to show him how a blog worked, and we set one up through http://blogger.com. The Aide who works with him said that she would try to get him to visit the site at least once a week to write something, in the event that he prefers the paper and pen method to journalling.
Today, I checked out his blog on a whim that he may have written something and sure enough there are two entries. Please feel free to check out his site at: http://nathandurocher.blogspot.com/
I think it will be a great way for me as his teacher (when I return in the new year) to keep tabs on what is new on his life and respond to him on a daily basis, especially if I am not able to meet with him personally for whatever reason. His parents have also been given the link so that they can check his blog space daily and see what he is up to during the day.
Anastasia Rioux
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